First folio
| Modern text
| Definitions
| Key line
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| Thunder and Lightning. Enter three Witches. | Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches | | Mac I.i.1 | |
| 1. | FIRST WITCH | | | |
| WHen shall we three meet againe? | When shall we three meet again? | | Mac I.i.1 | |
| In Thunder, Lightning, or in Raine? | In thunder, lightning, or in rain? | | Mac I.i.2 | |
| 2. | SECOND WITCH | | | |
| When the Hurley-burley's done, | When the hurly-burly's done, | hurly-burly (n.) commotion, uproar, turmoil | Mac I.i.3 | |
| When the Battaile's lost, and wonne. | When the battle's lost and won. | | Mac I.i.4 | |
| 3. | THIRD WITCH | | | |
| That will be ere the set of Sunne. | That will be ere the set of sun. | set (n.)setting, sunset | Mac I.i.5 | |
| 1. | FIRST WITCH | | | |
| Where the place? | Where the place? | | Mac I.i.6.1 | |
| 2. | SECOND WITCH | | | |
| Vpon the Heath. | Upon the heath. | | Mac I.i.6.2 | |
| 3. | THIRD WITCH | | | |
| There to meet with Macbeth. | There to meet with Macbeth. | | Mac I.i.7 | |
| 1. | FIRST WITCH | | | |
| I come, Gray-Malkin. | I come, Grey-Malkin. | | Mac I.i.8.1 | |
| SECOND WITCH | | | |
| Padock calls | Paddock calls! | paddock, padock (n.)toad | Mac I.i.8.2 | |
| THIRD WITCH | | | |
| anon: | Anon! | anon (adv.)soon, shortly, presently | Mac I.i.8.3 | |
| All. | ALL | | | |
| faire is foule, and foule is faire, | Fair is foul, and foul is fair. | | Mac I.i.9 | |
| Houer through the fogge and filthie ayre. | Hover through the fog and filthy air. | | Mac I.i.10 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | Mac I.i.10 | |