"He hath honoured me of late." Duncan has made him Thane of Cawdor.
Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor in Act 1, Scene 3 of the play "Macbeth" after the previous Thane of Cawdor is executed for treason. King Duncan orders the title to be transferred to Macbeth as a reward for his bravery and loyalty in battle.
After the successful battle at the beginning of Act I, Duncan rewards Macbeth for being a war hero by giving him the title Thane of Cawdor. In the same scene (Act I Scene 4) he rewards Malcolm for no particular reason with the title Prince of Cumberland, and then says, "From hence to Inverness, and bind us further to you." Inverness is the city where Macbeth lives, and Duncan is in effect saying, "Hey guys, the party's at the Macbeths'!" This is significant because it will put him in range of Lady Macbeth, who will be the death of him.
Malcolm, King Duncan's son, is proclaimed Prince of Cumberland in Act I Scene 4
he gave the title to Macbeth because the Thane of Cawdor committed treason and was executed for it.
Duncan gives him the title. Ross delivers the news to Macbeth.
The title character, Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor.
Macbeth gets the title because it was stripped away from the former Thane of Cawdor who had rebelled traitorously against King Duncan. This foreshadows that Macbeth will also betray King Duncan.
The Thane of Cawdor is hanged by King Duncan, and the title is given to Macbeth.
The Thane of Cawdor is sentenced to death early in Act 1, Scene 2 of Macbeth for betraying King Duncan and aligning with the Norwegian army. Macbeth is then given the title of Thane of Cawdor by King Duncan as a reward for his bravery in battle.
Duncan
The Thane of Cawdor, then Macbeth is given the title just as the three witches promised.
In Act 1 of Macbeth, the witches prophesize Macbeth's rise to power, King Duncan's army wins a battle against rebels, Macbeth receives the title of Thane of Cawdor, Lady Macbeth plans Duncan's murder, and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plot to seize the throne.