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In Act 1 Scene 3 of the Shakespearean play, friends and fellow Generals Macbeth and Banquo met three witches. The witches hailed Macbeth as Thane of Glamis, which he already was; Thane of Cawdor, which he was unbeknownst to him; and King of Scotland, which he hadn't considered. Macbeth was shaken and then tempted by the predictions.

The witches then hailed Banquo as lesser and less lucky but at the same time greater and more fortunate than Macbeth. They predicted great fortune for the royal line that would descend from him even though he'd be uncrowned. Banquo joked about the insanity of believing supernatural beings that came and went. He later warned of the hidden agendas of such beings.

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