In Act 1, scene 3, the Weird Sisters hail Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis and then predict that he will become Thane of Cawdor and, eventually, King of Scotland. They also tell Banquo that he will never be king but that he will "get kings," meaning that he will father a line of kings (1.3.70). As Macbeth and Banquo try to puzzle out what they have heard and seen, Ross and Angus appear to convey the news to Macbeth that Duncan has awarded him the new title the "Thane of Cawdor" (1.3.110). Macbeth questions them because he knows the Thane of Cawdor to be alive, but they explain that the thane has confessed to treason and therefore will shortly die. Macbeth has been rewarded for his success on the battlefield and his intense loyalty to his kinsman and king, Duncan. This news seems to confirm one of the the witches' predictions, and so Macbeth begins to hope that they were right about him becoming king, too.
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