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Macbeth saw an opportunity to potentially not only host Duncan at his castle, but also to potentially fulfill the witches' prophecy of becoming king by taking advantage of the situation. This news planted the seed in his mind that he may need to take drastic action in order to make the witches' prophecy a reality.

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