Journal Entry #6

Damn Macduff.. why must he still be living?! I must.. I must turn living, into lived. The only people that could help me are the three sisters..

Ah! I finally found them! They were in a cave, like they were hiding or something! Lennox, my man, stood outside the cave. As I approached them, I began to voice myself, demanding them to answer my questions! Even if the universe were to be destroyed at this instance, my questions are first priority! The witches complied (Duh, of course, it's me, Macbeth, I get what I want.) This time however, the witches told me prophecies through apparitions.. they conjured up the first apparition.. more specifically, an armed head. I still remember the exact words it said to me. - "MACBETH! MACBETH! MACBETH! beware Macduff;/Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me: enough." (IV, i, 77-78) Afterwards, the witches conjured up another apparition, this time.. a bloody child.. - "Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn/The power of man, for none of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth." (IV, i, 85-87) There, I got confused. How could Macduff harm me then? Is he not born from a woman? Nonetheless, the third apparition appeared. Another child, crowned with a tree in his hand. I cannot remember what this child said, but only the general jist of it.. something about be only being defeated when the trees of Birnam wood moves towards my castle.

1. Beware Macduff, beware thane of Fife
2. None born of a woman shall harm Macbeth
3. Macbeth will be defeated when the trees of Birnam woods move towards his castle

Why, the first prophecy is already true! I must beware Macduff.. Just like last time.. this means the others must be true as well!

However.. I think I might've upset the witches, as I kept bugging them about Banquo's children. They decided to summon eight apparitions.. all of which resembles Banquo in some sort of form. That was the last straw. I blew up and cursed the witches, which they seemed not to care at my rage, only to dance their way out (they weren't very good BTW) and disappeared.

I called Lennox into the cave, asking if he saw the three sisters dancing (terribly) out. He saw nothing.. sigh. He then told me that Macduff has fled to England. With that, my fury enraged. In that moment, I swore that I would kill Macduff's family!