Macbeth lets ambition corrupt him immediately upon learning that he has become the new Thane of Cawdor. The fact that one of the witches' prophecies comes true makes him hungry for the rest. His lines:
"Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor! The greatest is behind."
He then questions Banquo about those prophecies for his children. Macbeth assumes that since he is excited about potentially becoming king, Banquo must be excited about his line becoming kings. Banquo, however, is very distrusting of the witches' because they are evil beings. He won't put much stock into what they have said just yet because he's concerned about the reprecussions. His lines:
"And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,the instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence."
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