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At the end of "Enter Three Witches," the three witches predict Macbeth's future by hailing him as the future King of Scotland. This prophecy sets the events of the play in motion as Macbeth becomes consumed by ambition and begins a bloody quest for power.
The witches predict that Macbeth will become king of Scotland.
The three witches predict that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor and then the King of Scotland. They also predict that Banquo's descendants will inherit the throne, sparking Macbeth's ambition and actions to make the prophecies come true.
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He told her about the three prophecies that he has been told by the witches. Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis, and King of Scotland.
"All Hail Macbeth, that shall be king hereafter." It doesn't exactly say Scotland, but where else is he likely to be king of?
The three witches prophesize that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor, then King of Scotland, and later be defeated by a man not born of a woman. At the end of the play, these prophecies are revealed to have all come true: Macbeth becomes king after killing Duncan and Banquo, is defeated by Macduff who was born by cesarean section (therefore not "naturally" born), and Malcolm becomes the king of Scotland.
There were eight kings of Scotland who were allegedly decended from Fleance, the last being James VI who happened to be king of England when Shakespeare was writing the play.
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Macbeth is told by three witches that he will one day be king. This prophecy ultimately leads Macbeth to contemplate committing regicide in order to fulfill the witches' prediction.
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