Based on the play “Macbeth”, a scene which I would like to choose is Act One, Scene Three and a character which I would like to discuss on is Macbeth. In this writing, I would share on the significance of the scene and the character to the development of the plot and the theme “consequences of unchecked ambition." In Act One, Scene Three, Macbeth and Banquo meet the three Witches when they return from the battle. The Witches prophesy that Macbeth will be named the Thane of Cawdor and then the future King of Scotland; Banquo’s descendants will be the future generations of kings although he shall not himself rule Scotland. Immediately, the Witches vanish into thin air, leaving the two men in amazement and confusion. They treat the prophecies sceptically until Ross and Angus arrive on the scene to inform that Macbeth is to be titled as the Thane of Cawdor. This scene establishes the play’s dramatic premise – the Witches’ awakening of Macbeth’s ambition. Confronted by the three Witches as he returns from battle, Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, is given a tantalising vision of the future – he will acquire great power, first as Thane of Cawdor and then as King of Scotland. Intrigued by this prophecy, his personal ambitions are aroused. When word arrives that his valour in the King’s service has indeed been rewarded with the title of Cawdor, his ambition begins to shape up. The plot is developed by this scene as it is shown that the meeting between Macbeth and Banquo with the Witches and the Witches' prophecy proceed directly all the remaining events of the story. From this scene onwards, Macbeth is going to plot a series of murder to fulfil his ambitions in becoming King of Scotland and later to secure his throne. Act One, Scene Three focuses on the theme “consequences of unchecked ambition”. The Witches awaken in Macbeth the passion of ambition, which henceforth is the mainspring of his action. The Witches address Macbeth