i. After being named Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth wonders if he can believe the rest of the witches' prophecies, saying "Glamis and Thane of Cawdor/The greatest is behind" (1.3.125-126), in other words , that's exactly what they said, and the best part of what they predicted is happening! To this, Banquo remarks, "often, to win us to our detriment, / the instruments of darkness tell us truths, / To win us with honest trifles, to betray / With the deepest consequences" (1.3.123-126 ). Banquo is much more cautious and warns Macbeth to be calmer; that the witches were just trying to trick him. “To harm us” is achieved by manipulating Macbeth into doing small things that will all add up to disastrous consequences – in this case, equivocation. ii. Act I, scene 3, seems to be the real starting point of the play. The Weird Sisters open Macbeth's eyes to the idea of ​​greater power and the passion of ambition. The (deliberate) awakening of this part of him is what leads to the next tragic events of the story. How Macbeth handles the sisters' information is up to him. He can act or refrain from doing anything...