William Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote Macbeth in 1606, and it is considered by many to be his most accomplished piece of drama. The Bard of Avon based much of the occult detail in the play on the ...

Kathryn Hunter, who plays the witches in Joel Coen's 'The Tragedy of Macbeth,' discusses real witches, Denzel Washington, and iconic lines.

Oh, and Macbeth smokes a pipe with the witches as they put a spell on him. If you think about it, which may not be advisable, this gets him off the hook for all the slaughter.

The Witches in Macbeth. Although there is clearly more than one of them, the Witches may be seen as seem as a single character; they are often referred to as "The Weird Sisters".

This production should be called Four Witches and a Funeral – the funeral being for a text that’s strangled and battered by indifferent to terrible verse-speaking. The chief culprit is Lady ...

Whitney White, center, stars in “Macbeth in Stride” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The three witches behind her, from left, are Phoenix Best, Holli’ Conway and Ciara Alyse Harris.

The Witches in Macbeth. Although there is clearly more than one of them, the Witches may be seen as seem as a single character; they are often referred to as "The Weird Sisters".