The magic of persuasionMacbeth is the story of a man who falls from his noble status. At first Macbeth was a brave fighter in the service of King Duncan of Scotland. Macbeth is soon overcome by greed for power, so he kills the king and crowns himself. He worries about losing his newly gained power by forcing him to kill more people. Eventually the lords and nobles join forces with the king's son, Malcolm, to destroy Macbeth. In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the character Macbeth was convinced by the three witches to commit evil, leading to his tragic downfall. Macbeth first meets the three witches when he is returning to Scotland after defeating his enemy Macdonwald. The witches discuss with Macbeth and Banquo what they can expect in the future. "FIRST WITCH. Hail to thee, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! / SECOND WITCH. Hail to Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! / THIRD WITCH. Hail to Macbeth! That thou shalt be a king from now onwards (I.iii.48-50).Macbeth only knows that what the first witch says is true, because he is already Lord of Glamis. However, he does not know what to think when the second witch says it and the third witch will be Thane of Cawdor and soon after, king. Both the Thane of Cawdor and the king are still alive At this point, Macbeth is not sure if he can really trust the witches because he doesn't know what they said. The witches then continue with their prophecies Banquo that "you will get kings, though you be none" (I.iii.67) After telling Macbeth that he will be king, they tell Banquo that his sons will be King Macbeth remembers this fact and acts accordingly. The witches vanish after giving their news of the future. The king's lords, Ross and Angus, come to give Macbeth great news. He will receive the title of Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth now begins to trust the witches' words. Macbeth believes that the witches are right and that he will not have to help his prophecy come true. “If chance hath me king, why, chance may crown me, / Without my fuss” (I.iii.143-144). He doesn't want to get involved in his fate, he just wants fate to take its course.