Note to The Merchant of Venice, 2.2.63 "Sisters Three"


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Sisters Three: the Fates. A myth that follows the three sisters of fate is that after every birth of a child, for seven nights afterwards they visit the child and determine his or her fate to see how to spin their life line. There is a story that is still a big part of Greek Mythology.

The Three Fates: Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos
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