Jul 31, 2015duncan, king of scotland, hears an account of the success in battle of his noblemen macbeth and banquo. At the beginning of the play, macbeth is a general in the army of king duncan of scotland. After macbeth and his fellow general banquo defeat a rebel army, king duncan decides to bestow the title.
Both men nervously laugh off the prophecies until duncan informs macbeth that he is to assume the traitor cawdor's title as a reward for his service to the king.