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Double, Double Toil and Trouble
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The Witches' incantation from Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' is one of the most famous spells in literature, but its opening words are often misremembered, reversing the order of a key phrase.
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What People Remember
Many recall the witches chanting, 'Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.'
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What's Actually True
The actual, original line is 'Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble,' with 'double' leading the chant.
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#quotes#literary#shakespeare#macbeth#witches
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