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   luannw Teacher
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   In Act 1, sc.3, Banquo and Macbeth, on their way home from battle, encounter the three weird sisters on the heath.  They hail Macbeth calling him Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King.  These are predictions of Macbeth's future.  Banquo tells them that if they can look into the future, then they should tell him what his future holds.  They hail him and say, "Lesser than Macbeth, and greater."  They go on to say that he won't be king (lesser than Macbeth), but he will be the father of kings (greater) - "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none,".

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   Posted by luannw on Friday March 20, 2009 at 11:42 AM