Act III Review

Act III begins with Macbeth plotting and Initiating the death of Banquo. He hires hitmen to kill banquo however he pretends to be banquos friend before he sends him off. "Ride you this afternoon?"(B)"Ay, My Good Lord",(M)"We should have else desired your good avice ( Which still hath been both grave and prosperous)In this day's council; but we will take tommorow." Macbeth provokes the murderers and instigates them until the point where they follow banquo. When dark comes they kill banquo but fleance gets away. (B)"It will be rain tonight." (M)"Let it come down" (they attack) (B)" O treachery Fly good Fleance fly, fly fly."

After the death of banquo it returns to the feast that macbeth is hosting. The murderers tell macbeth of the deed and macbeth becomes delirious shortly therafter. He begins to imagine a ghost of banquo sitting on his throne, and he shouts out at it. The entire congregation hears banquo shouting madly. Lady macbeth tries to divert their attention away from macbeth by pronouncing his delirium a fit. "Sit, worthy friends. My Lord is often thus, and hath been from his youth. Pray you, keep seat. The fit is momentary; upon a thought he will again be well. If much you note him, you shall offend him and extend his passion." Macbeth goes on shouting about how the deceased should remain that way. Macbeth's guest all continue to watch this abnormality, however lady macbeth kicks them out after telling them to ignore macbeth.

At this point in the story the characters generally believe that Malcom and Donaldbain are responsible for the killing of King Duncan. They also believe that fleance killed banquo, because of his dissapearance after banquo's death. " And the right-valiant Banquo walked too late' Whom, you may say, if't please you, Fleance killed, For Fleance fled. Men must not walk too late. Who cannot want the thought, how monstrous it was for malcom and donaldbain to kill their gracious father?" They also believe that Macbeth is not guilty, but is being under the strain of friends dying. " How it did grive Macbeth! Did he not straight, in pious rage, the two delinquents tear, That were the slaves of drink and thralls of sleep?" Macbeth decides to see the witches to tell him his fortune once more.