'These weird sisters saluted me'
Soon after the witches made their prophecies to Macbeth, the first one came true and Macbeth was hailed ‘Thane of Cawdor’ as the previous thane had betrayed Scotland in the battle and was set to be executed as a traitor. King Duncan heard of how Macbeth had fought bravely and nobly as decided to reward his efforts and show his appreciation by giving Macbeth the title.