At the beginning of the play the three witches seem to be able to predict the future. When Macbeth meets the three witches they tell him that he will become Thane of Cawdor and later, go on to become the king. “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (I, iii, 52-53).

After the witches have spoken those words Macbeth becomes rather interested in finding out if it will actually come true. When the witches first predict that he will become Thane of Cawdor he becomes somewhat gluttonous and believes that being given the title “Thane of Cawdor” is not enough for his acts of courage, for winning the battle, he believes he deserves more…much more.

Secondly, Macbeth starts of saying that he is going to allow time to go by and whatever happens to King Duncan happens. He doesn’t want to get in the way of fate and consequently won�

In each case, it is very unclear whether the vision is real or in fact hallucinated; however, in both cases, the Macbeths read them uniformly as supernatural signs of their guilt.

“Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon’t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep.” (V, I, 4-9).

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