Day: 1 November 2016

Act 3 Scene 3 Summary

November 1, 2016 / / 0 Comments

In this scene, we see that Macbeth has sent another murderer to make sure the killing is done. The murderers do kill Banquo, however, Fleance manages to escape. Banquo asks Fleance to avenge his death.

BANQUO

O treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
Thou may ’st revenge —O slave!
                                   BANQUO dies. Exit FLEANCE

THIRD MURDERER

Who did strike out the light?

FIRSTMURDERER

     Was ’t not the way?

THIRD MURDERER

There’s but one down. The son is fled.

SECOND MURDERER

We have lost best half of our affair.

FIRST MURDERER

Well, let’s away and say how much is done.
                                                                      Exeunt

 

Act 3 Scene 2 Summary

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In this scene, Lady Macbeth finally feels a bit of guilt and is finally being moral.

LADY MACBETH

If you get what you want and you’re still not happy, you’ve spent everything and gained nothing. It’s better to be the person who gets murdered than to be the killer and be tormented with anxiety.
Macbeth’s brain status is worsening. Macbeth says that he has burnt a snake but have not killed it. Which indicates how insecure he is, even though he is a king. Macbeth means that he needs to kill Banquo and Fleance, because they both know about the witches’ prophecies and Banquo’s sons are predicted to be kings. Macbeth is not feeling safe because of that. He even says that his ming is full of scorpions because he knows that they are alive.
MACBETH

Oh, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!
Thou know’st that Banquo, and his Fleance, lives.
And the most important part is that he is keeping his plan of killing Banquo and Fleance away from his wife. Probably because he is protecting her or because he thinks that he does not trust her.

Act 3 Scene 1 Summary

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Banquo starts the scene with reminding the audience that the witches prophecies have become true, and that he hopes that his sons become kings as well. Banquo then starts to play  the role of being a flower on the top and a serpent underneath. Banquo is going in a horse ride with his son Fleance. Then Macbeth then tries to to persuade the murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance, however, by doing that he is persuading himself to accept what he is doing more then the act of persuasion to the murderers  themselves.

MACBETH

The deal is closed. Banquo, if your soul is going to make it to heaven, tonight’s the night.