11+ Macbeth Witches Quotes Act 4. On a dark and stormy night, the three witches are hanging out in a cave roasting marshmallows and chanting spells around a boiling cauldron. Fear none of woman born; The witches conjure up three apparitions. Together the three witches chant: By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes. (second witch, act 4 scene 1). An armed head (wearing a battle helmet), which tells macbeth to beware of macduff . This is the third time in the play that the witches appear. Macbeth (act 1, scene 4). First a floating head appears and tells macbeth to beware of macduff.
