Act 1 Scene 1: Three witches are gathered in an open place in a thunder storm. They agree to reassemble on the moorland before sunset to meet Macbeth. 1. Hurly-burly: turmoil, confusion 2. Greymalkin: grey cat 3. Padock: toad (Cats and toads were the animals most commonly associated with witches. It was thought that witches could adopt the shapes or voices of these animals.) 4. Anon: at once. IMPORTANT QUOTE FROM THE SCENE: "There to meet with Macbeth" (Line 2). Act 1 Scene 2: Duncan, King of Scotland, with his two sons, Malcolm and Donalbain is in an army camp receiving news of the battles fought against him by an alliance of Sweno, King of No