... way for him to become king was for him to kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth starts inducing his actions, Macbeth agrees to kill Duncan at first, but then he wavers in his decision, but Lady Macbeth, convinced that Macbeth's truly desire was to be king, finds a way to manipulate him into killing Duncan by ... disappear in mid air, Ross and Angus walk in and tell Macbeth the good news, that the Thane of Cawdor is to be executed and that he is going to be taking his place, making part of the prophecy of the witches true. As stated in "Macbeth" in the Audio ... ability of the witches to perceive th...

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... in the news, indicated by his rhetorical question, "But how of Cawdor? " thus implying that he views their prophecies a folly, and is not yet allured towards the power. He only begins to consider the possibilities of their divinations further on in the act when Ross reveals he has gained the title "Thane of Cawdor," as with the current thane, "treasons capital, confess'd and ... is developed throughout the play. Furthermore, Macbeth requires a considerable degree of persuasion from Lady Macbeth prior to murdering Duncan, this is shown by his apparent apprehension in Act 1, Scene 7 when ...

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