Act I Scene III
In this scene, we are shown the true evil powers of the witches. As the scene opens, we see that one of the witches has been out killing pigs for no particular reason, and this is not considered strange in any way. Another witch came across a sailor’s wife who had chestnuts and refused to give them to her. As revenge, the witch resolves to make the woman’s husband’s life a misery. However, her plans to harm this man do not reveal the witches’ powers as much as they reveal their various weaknesses. She is able to control the wind and give him a storm, but not kill him. We also see that the witches have a supernatural knowledge of affairs, which greatly disturbs the other characters of the scene.