The witches from Shakespeare's play, Macbeth. This is the chorus while they are dropping ingredients into their cauldron.
It is the chorus of the three witches from MacBeth Act IV, Scene I.First Witch: Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd.Second Witch: Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined.Third Witch: Harpier cries 'Tis time, 'tis time.First Witch: Round about the cauldron go;In the poison'd entrails throw.Toad, that under cold stoneDays and nights has thirty-oneSwelter'd venom sleeping got,boil thou first i' the charmed pot.ALL: Double, double toil and trouble;Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.Second Witch: Fillet of fenny snake,In the cauldron boil and bake;Eye of newt and toe of frog,Wool of bat and tongue of dog,Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,Lizard's leg and owlet's wing,For a charm of powerful trouble,Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.ALL: Double, double toil and trouble;Fire burn and cauldron bubble.Third Witch: Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf,Witches' mummy, maw and gulfOf the ravin'd salt-sea shark,Root of hemlock digg'd i' the dark,Liver of blaspheming Jew,Gall of goat, and slips of yewSilver'd in the moon's eclipse,Nose of Turk and Tartar's lips,Finger of birth-strangled babeDitch-deliver'd by a drab,Make the gruel thick and slab:Add thereto a tiger's chaudron,For the ingredients of our cauldron.ALL: Double, double toil and trouble;Fire burn and cauldron bubble.Second Witch: Cool it with a baboon's blood,Then the charm is firm and good.[Enter HECATE]HECATE: O well done! I commend your pains;And every one shall share i' the gains;And now about the cauldron sing,Live elves and fairies in the ring,Enchanting all that you put in.[HECATE retires]Second Witch: By the pricking of my thumbs,Something wicked this way comes.Open, locks, Whoever knocks![Enter MacBeth]
Macbeth: Act 4, Scene 1Thunder. Enter the three WITCHES.First WitchThrice the brinded cat hath mew'd.Second WitchThrice and once the hedge-pig whined.Third WitchHarpier cries "'Tis time, 'tis time."First WitchRound about the cauldron go;In the poison'd entrails throw.Toad, that under cold stoneDays and nights has thirty-oneSwelter'd venom sleeping got,Boil thou first i' the charmed pot.ALLDouble, double toil and trouble;Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.Second WitchFillet of a fenny snake,In the cauldron boil and bake;Eye of newt and toe of frog,Wool of bat and tongue of dog,Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,For a charm of powerful trouble,Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.ALLDouble, double toil and trouble;Fire burn and cauldron bubble.Third WitchScale of dragon, tooth of wolf,Witches' mummy, maw and gulfOf the ravin'd salt-sea shark,Root of hemlock digg'd i' the dark,Liver of blaspheming Jew,Gall of goat, and slips of yewSliver'd in the moon's eclipse,Nose of Turk and Tartar's lips,Finger of birth-strangled babeDitch-deliver'd by a drab,Make the gruel thick and slab.Add thereto a tiger's chaudron,For the ingredients of our cauldron.ALLDouble, double toil and trouble;Fire burn and cauldron bubble.Second WitchCool it with a baboon's blood,Then the charm is firm and good.
None. Most of the lines in Shakespeare's plays, whether in verse or prose, do not rhyme at all. When they do rhyme, they are usually in couplets ("Double, double, toil and trouble/ Fire burn and cauldron bubble") and occasionally quatrains ("If I profane with my unworthiest hand/ This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this/ My lips, two loving pilgrims ready stand/ To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.")
The witches, in Act IV Scene i
The couplet repeated by the witches in their chant is "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble."
The witches say "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble" in Shakespeare's play Macbeth to invoke a spell while brewing a potion in a cauldron. The repetition of words and phrases in poetry and spells was a common literary device during Shakespeare's time to create rhythm and emphasis.
The lines "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble" are from William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth". They are spoken by the three witches as they create a potion in Act 4, Scene 1.
The famous lines "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble" are from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. The lines are spoken by the three witches as they brew a potion in Act 4, Scene 1.
The witches from Shakespeare's play, Macbeth. This is the chorus while they are dropping ingredients into their cauldron.
double double toil and trouble
bubble trouble double rubble
Double Bubble, toil and trouble
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble, is a quote from Shakespeare. The witches that MacBeth visits chant this, around a steaming cauldron. As to the actual spell, it seems to be related to their ability to predict the future. Whether modern witchcraft uses this, I have no idea. From the "spells" that some modern witches use, it seems likely. To quote Cecil "El retardo supremo, if you want an opinion."
Bubble,ruble,double,trouble,and so on
W , trouble too, bubble blue
It means that trouble is coming. They sing this in Harry Potter #3