Question

why did Macbeth said 'the greatest is behind- thanks for your pains'?​

Answer 1

Answer:

• The greatest is behind. (to ROSS and ANGUS) Thanks for your pains. Promised no less to them? (to himself) It's just like they said—now I'm the thane of Glamis and the thane of Cawdor.

Answer 2

Answer:

Then Macbeth says to himself in an aside that he is now Thane of Glamis and Cawdor. He adds, "The greatest is behind." He means that the latter (the title "behind" the other) is the greater of the two titles; being Thane of Cawdor is better than being Thane of Glamis.