On their way home from a successful victory against the King of Norway and Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth and his friend, Banquo, encounter three witches on the wild moors of Scotland. They hail Macbeth as the Thane of Cawdor and when this prophecy comes true, Macbeth recollects another title they addressed him by: King of Scotland. The seeds of ambition have been planted in his heart and Macbeth, at the urging of his wife, embarks on a path of deceit, lies and murder from which there is no return` | Macbeth by Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, Paperback | Indigo Chapters