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The Thane of Cawdor is killed for being a traitor, and Macbeth takes his position.

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The traitor in act one of Macbeth is the Thane of Cawdor, who is found guilty of treason and executed for betraying Scotland. This betrayal sets the stage for how treachery and ambition will play out in the rest of the play, ultimately leading to Macbeth's own downfall.

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There was no name specified but it was the Thane of Cawdor.

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That "most disloyal traitor, the Thane of Cawdor."

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The guards; Macbeth kills them "in a fit of sorrow and rage."

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Seyton appears to stay loyal to King Macbeth to the end, although many others abandon him.

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Who are the traitors at the beginning of Macbeth play?

At the beginning of the play in act 1 the Thane of Cawdor (the earlier one, not Macbeth) is a traitor, and also a guy called Macdonweald whom Macbeth defeats.


Who was a traitor of king duncan and ordered executed?

The traitor of King Duncan was Macbeth, who was the one who ordered his execution in the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth conspired to murder King Duncan in order to seize power.


At the beginning of Macbeth who is Macbeth's adversary?

The Scottish traitor, Macdonwald.


What traitor did Macbeth defeat?

Macdonwall


Is Macbeth good at his ruthless job of killing king's rebels?

Yes, Macbeth was a very effective soldier as we are told by the bloody Sergeant in Act 1 Scene 2. He bisected the traitor Macdonweald.


Is an execution ordered in Act 1?

Yes. The Thane of Cawdor was killed, because he was a traitor to King Duncan. Macbeth becomes the new Thane of Cawdor.


Who is the traitor whom Macbeth killed in battle?

We have to distinguish here between being a traitor to Scotland and being a traitor to the king. Macbeth is certainly a traitor to his king by murdering him. But is he a traitor to Scotland? Perhaps in the sense that the atmosphere of unease and paranoia he creates with his own unease and paranoia does Scotland no good. However, look closely at Malcolm. Malcolm invades Scotland with an English army, and his closest confidant is Siward, an Englishman. His first act as king is to abolish the Scottish title of Thane and set up the English one of Earl. Culturally and politically he is betraying Scotland to the English.


Who does ross call the most disloyal traitor in Macbeth?

The Thane of Cawdor


Who killed Macbeth and what act?

Macbeth was killed by Macduff in Act 5, Scene 8 of the play "Macbeth." Macduff reveals that he was not "of woman born" in a traditional sense, fulfilling the witches' prophecy that he is the only one who can defeat Macbeth.


Who is the traitor in the battle In Macbeth?

MacDonwald the Thane of Cawdor(Whoops! Macbeth does, in fact, disembowel and decapitate Macdonwald, but Macdonwald is not the Thane of Cawdor.)


Who betrays his or her country?

That is the definition of the word traitor.


What do you call a person who commits an act of treachery against his or her country?

That person is called a Traitor.