Macbeth – Act Three, Scene Three

In this scene, three murderers wait to ambush Banquo and his son. They successfully kill Banquo for Macbeth “O, treachery! Fly, good glance, fly, fly, fly! thou mayst revenge. O slave! Dies. FLEANCE escapes” Banquo is obviously upset and betrayed by this event although fleance gets away just like I predicted. This scene is significant for the rest of the play’s plot, also for Macbeth’s mental state. He already feels guilty about killing Duncan and now he’s gone and killed his best friend Banquo, so that’s going to take a toll on him and it’s also a set up for his eventual demise if the whiches are correct.