SYNOPSIS
In a thunderstorm, three witches decide to meet again on the heath "after the
deed is done.
" Next, a captain reports to King Duncan that Macbeth beat
Macdonwald in battle.
Ross adds that the Thane of Cawdor was traitorous to
Scotland during the...
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SYNOPSIS
In a thunderstorm, three witches decide to meet again on the heath "after the
deed is done.
" Next, a captain reports to King Duncan that Macbeth beat
Macdonwald in battle.
Ross adds that the Thane of Cawdor was traitorous to
Scotland during the battle.
The three witches confront Macbeth and Banquo on
their way home from the battle.
They predict that Macbeth will be King of
Scotland, and Banquo, though never king himself, will beget rulers.
The
witches leave and Ross informs Macbeth that he has inherited the title Thane
of Cawdor (as also predicted by the witches).
Macbeth contemplates the
prediction of him being king, and wonders if he should help make it happen.
Malcolm reports to King Duncan that Cawdor admitted his traitorous deeds at
his execution.
The king then warmly greets Macbeth and Banquo.
To Macbeth s
dismay, King Duncan declares his eldest son, Malcolm, Prince of Cumberland
(i.
e.
the next king).
At Inverness Castle, Macbeth s wife learns of his encounte
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