What three things did the witches tell Macbeth?

Answer 1

The three prophecies of the three witches predict Macbeth's rise from thane of Glamis, to thane of Cawdor, to King of Scotland. The three apparitions that the three witches conjure then predict MacBeth's downfall. First, an armed head warns MacBeth to dismiss MacDuff, thane of Fife. Second, a bloody child assures MacBeth that no man born of woman will harm him. But MacDuff was born by Caesarian section. And, third, a child with a crown on his head and a tree branch in his hand promises that MacBeth will only be defeated when Great Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. But MacDuff has only to cut branches off the trees for his men to wear, and thereby move the wood in that manner up the hill.

Answer 2

In Act 4 Scene 1 of the Shakespearean play, Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] sought out the three witches from Act 1 Scene 3. He wanted to know what the consequences were for his royal future that Fleance had escaped having his throat slit along with his father, Banquo. The witches called forth three apparitions. The first was an armed head, which warned Macbeth to beware of Macduff. The second was a bloody child, who described men born of women as powerless against Macbeth, and the third was a crowned child who held a tree in his hand and characterized Macbeth as invincible as long as Birnam Wood didn't move to Dunsinane.

Answer 3

The witches offer Macbeth three apparitions.

The first apparition is that of an armed head. The message is to beware of Macduff. The second apparition is that of a bloody child that says that no man born of woman will harm Macbeth. The third apparition is that of a crowned child holding a tree that says, "Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him." .

Macbeth begs them for more information about his future so they show him a procession of kings, and the last one holds a mirror with the image of Banquo in it.

Answer 4

In Act I, the witches told Macbeth that he would become the thane of Cawdor, and then the king of Scotland. They then told Banquo that his children would inherit the throne. In Act IV, the witches summon apparitions which tell three things to Macbeth. The first one tells him to beware of Macduff. The second one tells him to be bold and fearless, that no man who was born from a woman could defeat him, seeming to contradict the first. The third apparition tells him that he will never be defeated until the trees of Great Birnam Wood attack Dunsinane (his castle).

Answer 5

The bloody thing that the witches showed Macbeth on his second visit was a child. It was the second of three apparitions, and the second of four sets of predictions. With the child, the witches told Macbeth to fear no man born of woman. But the bloody child was symbolic of a Caesarian delivery from a dead mother. And that was exactly how Macduff came into the world.

Answer 6

They don't show them so much as call them into being, or conjure them. These four visions at the start of Act 4 are an armed head, a bloody child, a crowned child with a tree in his hand, and a line of kings with Banquo at their head.

Answer 7

The witches show Macbeth the following in Act IV:

1. An armed head, saying "Beware Macduff". The armoured head represents Macduff the warrior. Macbeth says, "Well in that case I had better kill him."
2. A bloody child saying that none of woman born can harm Macbeth. The bloody child represents a child born by Caesarian section. Macbeth says, "Well then, I don't have to worry about Macduff. But I think I'll kill him to be on the safe side."
3. A child wearing a crown and carrying a tree saying that Macbeth will never be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane. The child represents Malcolm, child of Duncan, who will be crowned and who will carry the trees of Birnam to Dunsinane. Macbeth, however, says "That can never be!"
4. Banquo pointing to a long line of descendants wearing crowns, the last of whom carries a mirror showing even more descendants. These are the Stuart kings prophesied by the witches. The sight of them drives Macbeth crazy.

Answer 8

They showed him 6 prophecies and 3 apparitions.

They didn't show 8 of anything

Answer 9

In act IV they show an armed head, a child holding a branch, a bloody child, and Banquo and all his descendants including King James.