The witches of the Shakespearean play 'Macbeth' and Miss Havisham of the Dickensian novel 'Great Expectations' are mysterious characters. Like Miss Havisham, the witches never appear in the presence of any sizable company of other people. In fact, the witches never appear with more than two other persons on stage. In fact, they appear with as many as two other characters on stage only in Act 2 Scene 3. In that scene, the two other characters are fellow Generals and friends Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] and Banquo. Likewise does Miss Havisham not appear with any more than two other persons: Estella and Pip.