Macbeth: all hail Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis all hail Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor all hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter Banquo: hail hail hail lesser than Macbeth, and greater not so happy, yet much happier thou shall get kings, though thou be none
For Macbeth they predict:
- he will become Thane of Glamis (However he is already Thane of Glamis at this point)
- he will become Thane of Cawdor (Which he hears of soon after meeting the witches)
- He will become King (Which he obtains from killing Duncan, framing the man-servants with his wife and killing the man-servants. )
For Banquo they predict:
- His son(s) will be king (Which were really Banquo's descendants)
In Act 1, the witches prophesy that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland. They prophesy that Banquo will not become king, but his descendants will.
MacBeth tells Banquo that he had not been thinking of the witches after Banquo says he, himself, has. Banquo is thinking about the predictions and MacBeth becoming Thane of Cawdor fulfilling one of the prophesies. This occurs after MacBeth is set on killing Duncan, the king. He is trying to hide his guilt even before he is truly guilty.
None of the predictions made to Banquo come true in the course of the play. The first prediction which comes true is that Macbeth will become king (He is already Thane of Cawdor when they meet the witches, so that is not a prediction.)
MacBeth meets the three witches with lady MacBeth
Macbeth was present.
Banquo and Macbeth. And the other witches, of course.
Ignorance leads to killing Banquo in Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" because Macbeth believes that Banquo's descendants pose a threat to his own reign. Macbeth is misled by the witches' prophecies and allows his fears and ambition to cloud his judgment, leading him to order Banquo's murder in an attempt to prevent the realization of the witches' predictions.
MacBeth tells Banquo that he had not been thinking of the witches after Banquo says he, himself, has. Banquo is thinking about the predictions and MacBeth becoming Thane of Cawdor fulfilling one of the prophesies. This occurs after MacBeth is set on killing Duncan, the king. He is trying to hide his guilt even before he is truly guilty.
None of the predictions made to Banquo come true in the course of the play. The first prediction which comes true is that Macbeth will become king (He is already Thane of Cawdor when they meet the witches, so that is not a prediction.)
The three witches in Macbeth tell Macbeth and banquo that Macbeth will be king of the land. Banquo asks what is in store for him , and the witches reply , that his sons will inherit the throne. In later story Macbeth Kills banquo so it is his sons that are heir to the throne.
The three witches in Shakespeare's play Macbeth predict that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland, and that Banquo's descendants will become kings. Many get confused and think that one of the predictions is that Macbeth will become Thane of Glamis. However this is not a prediction; when the witches meet Macbeth, he is already Thane of Glamis. They also predicted that they would kill him and rape him
MacBeth meets the three witches with lady MacBeth
Macbeth was present.
Banquo and Macbeth. And the other witches, of course.
Macbeth and Banquo met the Three Witches after their battle, who prophesied their futures.
Well, isn't that a fascinating question! The witches predict that Macbeth will become the King of Scotland, but also warn him to beware of Macduff. They also tell him that no man born of a woman can harm him, which gives Macbeth a false sense of security. It's important to remember that these predictions play a big role in shaping Macbeth's actions and decisions throughout the play.
Macbeth takes them more seriously than Banquo. There is nothing Banquo could do anyway to make his children become kings without him becoming a king himself. But Banquo, despite his lighthearted reaction to the witches, does not forget them. In Act II Scene 1 he says to Macbeth, "I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters. To you they have shown some truth." So perhaps there is not such a difference between their reactions after all.The difference between the witches' predictions for Macbeth and those for Banquo are that the ones for Macbeth are being fulfilled even as they speak, whereas Banquo's will not happen in his lifetime. There is no incentive for Banquo to try to hurry them on; there is such an incentive for Macbeth. It is this and not their reactions which send Macbeth and Banquo down separate paths in the play.
The Second Witch predicts that Macbeth will be made Thane of Cawdor.The Third Witch predicts that Macbeth will become king.The Third Witch predicts that Banquo's descendants will become kings.