Macbeth meets with the three witches on the heath in the beginning of Act IV. They provide him with prophecies, including warnings about Macduff and Birnam Wood.
Strictly speaking, it is in act 1 scene 1 where the witches say "Upon the heath/ There to meet with Macbeth."From this we know that Macbeth is on a heath. It's not much information but it is the first we get.
The witches say this famous line in Act 1, Scene 1 of Macbeth, during their first encounter with Macbeth and Banquo on the heath. They are predicting when they will meet again with Macbeth.
The Shakespearean play 'Macbeth' opened with the meeting of the three witches. They planned to meet Macbeth [d. August 15, 1057] on the heath. They decided that the meeting needed to take place after the loss of the battle by some and the winning of the battle by others. They interpreted that time as being before sunset.
The three witches planned to meet Macbeth on a heath after the battle.
The three witches appear in Act 1, Scene 1 and Act 1, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's play Macbeth. They meet Macbeth and Banquo on the heath and deliver prophecies that set the events of the play in motion.
The witches disappear after the battle in Scotland is over, as their prophecies have been fulfilled. They typically vanish into thin air or fade away into the mist, leaving their exact whereabouts unknown.
In Act 4 Scene 1, he left the royal palace at Forres, to meet the witches. Many editions of the play say that the witches were in a cavern. However, this does not come from the original text of the play in the First Folio, and it is unlikely that it was portrayed that way in any early performances of the play. Their cauldron would have been brought up on the trap door, rather than being in the concealment space, thus enabling their quick departure. In this case, Macbeth sought the witches out; this is when he goes to meet the witches. In Act 1 Scene 2, Macbeth had met the three witches by accident on his part, by design on theirs, and they meet on a "blasted heath" according to Macbeth's line. The witches knew that Macbeth would be crossing the heath. They placed themselves on collision course with Macbeth and his friend and fellow General Banquo.
The name "Macbeth" was first used in Scottish history in the 11th century for the real-life King of Scotland, although the details of his reign are heavily romanticized in the play by William Shakespeare, which was written in the early 17th century.
At the beginning of the play in act 1 the Thane of Cawdor (the earlier one, not Macbeth) is a traitor, and also a guy called Macdonweald whom Macbeth defeats.
In Macbeth's soliloquy in act 2 scene 1, Macbeth imagines that a dagger is leading him to the place where he is to kill King Duncan. This is an example of the power of Macbeth's imagination and how easily it can take over.
In Act III of "Macbeth," it is the second witch who speaks first to the first witch, saying "Sister, where thou?" The witches are preparing to meet Macbeth and share prophecies with him.
In scene 1 of "Macbeth," the witches discuss their plans to meet Macbeth on the heath after the battle is over. They mention causing trouble for a sailor's wife and casting spells on a gentleman's chestnut horse. Overall, their dialogue suggests a malicious and sinister intent.