Fill in the blank. In the play, "Macbeth," a number of characters refer to the Three Witches as________________?
Correct answer: C. "The Weird Sisters"
- A. "The violent trio"
- B. "The Fatal Sisters"
- C. "The Weird Sisters"
- D. "The Dead Sisters"
Explanation
Shakespeare calls the witches the “Weird Sisters,” a name linked to their strange, supernatural nature and possibly to the old sense of “weird” as fate. “Fatal Sisters” is associated with classical Fates, not Shakespeare’s usual name for them.
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