a show of 8 kings and Banquo (last king) with a glass in his hand. This shows that Banquo's descendants will become king.
The second apparition is "a bloody child". The child is apparently newly born, and represents Macduff, the man who is not of woman born, who alone can defeat Macbeth.
The witches never said "Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth". In Act 4, Scene 1, both the First Apparition and the Second Apparition begin their prophecies by calling out, "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth!" Macbeth responds to the First Apparition by thanking it for warning him against the Thane of Fife (Macduff). Macbeth responds to the Second Apparition with: "Had I three ears, I'd hear thee."
The Third Apparition
Fleance
The first apparition warned Macbeth, 'Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth: beware Macduff, Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough'
In an apparition, the three witches show Macbeth a bloody child that is meant to symbolize the just-born Macduff.
The witches never said "Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth". In Act 4, Scene 1, both the First Apparition and the Second Apparition begin their prophecies by calling out, "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth!" Macbeth responds to the First Apparition by thanking it for warning him against the Thane of Fife (Macduff). Macbeth responds to the Second Apparition with: "Had I three ears, I'd hear thee."
The first apparition in Shakespeare's Macbeth is a floating head that tells Macbeth to beware of Macduff. It says that Macbeth should be on guard against Macduff because he poses a threat to Macbeth's reign.
The apparition of the bloody child represents Macduff, who was born by Caesarean section and is the only one who can defeat Macbeth. The witches are warning Macbeth of Macduff's threat to his reign, as he is the one destined to challenge and overthrow Macbeth.
The first apparition warned Macbeth, 'Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth: beware Macduff, Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough'
The Third Apparition
Macbeth says that the first apparition warns him to beware Macduff, the second apparition tells him to fear no man born of a woman, and the third apparition tells him he will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane Hill.
The witches' second apparition, a bloody child, symbolized Macduff, as he was born by caesarean section and was not "born of woman." This apparition gave Macbeth false security, leading to his downfall.
birnam wood marched against dunsinane hill
Macbeth decides to have Macduff killed.
Fleance
The first apparition warned Macbeth, 'Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth: beware Macduff, Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough'
In an apparition, the three witches show Macbeth a bloody child that is meant to symbolize the just-born Macduff.