Macbeth Act 3 Notes

Scene 1:

• Banquo begins the scene with a suspicion as to how Macbeth gained his position and thinks he played foul (assumption Macbeth killed Duncan) Wonders how his prophecies will play out
• Macbeth wants to have a feast but Banquo says that due to the fact that he has to leave somewhere he can not attend
• Macbeth is kind of upset but wishes him well and asks if Fleance will accompany him. Once he says yes he is off
• Macbeth distrusts Banquo and thinks that the three witches prophecies might come true and to protect himself he has hired two poor men as killers
• Macbeth makes the men believe that Banquo is their enemy and deserves to die and so they will do the job
• Macbeth says that the reason he won't kill Banquo himself is because of friends of theirs
• Macbeth will guide the killers and says that Fleance is of no more importance than Banquo so to kill him as well

Scene 2:

• Lady Macbeth is not happy and only seems to want more then what she has now
• Macbeth is now kind of dying in guilt because of the terrible visions and dreams he has that do not give him peace of mind

Scene3:

• There is a third murderer and they reach Banquos carriage and kill him but Fleance has escaped
• They start riding back to report to Macbeth

Scene 4:

• The first Murder comes to the banquet and informs Macbeth that he has killed Banquo but Fleance has escaped
• When starting diner Banquo's ghost sits in Macbeth's place and only Macbeth can see him so when he talks about the ghost the others think he is ill (Ross)
• Lady Macbeth tries to tell him to snap out of it but he doesn't seem to realize
• Lady Macbeth tell all the guests that Macbeth is not well and they both exit the scene with the excuse that Macbeth is ill
• When they retire to their room Lady Macbeth tries to tell him the ghost is only a part of guilt conscious  but he still can't sleep because of it

Scene 5:

• Hecate comes into meeting with the three witches
• Hecate tell the witches they did wrong in telling Macbeth his prophecies and that now he will return

Scene 6:

• Lennox thinks the incidents of Banquo's and Duncan's death could could be cause by Banquo's sons so they start connecting the dots to Macbeth.
• Macduff has gone to England to join King Edwards (Duncan's son) army against Macbeth