Macbeth wants to do away with Banquo and his son. The Murderers succeed with Banquo, but not the son, ans Banquo's bloody ghost appears to Macbeth during the Lords' Banquet.
Act 3 Scene 3 :)
In Act 3 Scene 3, Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] plotted the death of fellow General and friend Banquo with two murderers. In Scene 3, Banquo's murder took place in the park near the royal palace at Forres. In Scene 4, the murderers showed up at the palace to give Macbeth some good news and some bad news. The good news was the successful, fatal slitting of Banquo's throat. The bad news was the escape of Fleance, Banquo's son. Banquo had been invited to the banquet in the aftermath of Macbeth's royal coronation at Scone. He didn't make good on the invite. But his ghost did. In fact, Banquo's ghost succeeded in unsettling Macbeth by taking the royal seat.
Since this happens in Act 1 Scene 3, you probably have not had time to form an initial response before these things happen.
Lady Macbeth wasn't in on her husband's plans to kill Banquo. When she asked what his plans 'of dreadful note' [Act 3 Scene 2 Line 44] were, he didn't want her to know the specifics. But most likely yes, she would have wanted Macbeth to kill Banquo. Earlier in their conversation, she commented that Banquo and his son Fleance were mortal [and therefore killable?].
In Act 3 of Macbeth, Macbeth becomes suspicious that Banquo poses a threat to his throne. He worries that Banquo's descendants will inherit the crown, as the witches prophesied. This suspicion leads Macbeth to plot Banquo's murder.
In Act 3 of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," Macbeth's worst enemy is arguably Banquo. Macbeth sees Banquo as a threat to his newly gained power because of the witches' prophecy that Banquo's descendants will inherit the throne. Macbeth becomes obsessed with eliminating this potential threat, leading to Banquo's murder.
Macbeth wants to do away with Banquo and his son. The Murderers succeed with Banquo, but not the son, ans Banquo's bloody ghost appears to Macbeth during the Lords' Banquet.
Act 3 Scene 3 :)
At the ambush in Act 3, Scene 3 of Macbeth, a group of hired murderers attacks Banquo and his son, Fleance. Banquo is killed, but Fleance manages to escape. This ambush is orchestrated by Macbeth, who fears Banquo's descendants as potential threats to his reign, as prophesied by the witches.
Macbeth [d. August 15, 1057] didn't request Banquo's presence anywhere after talking to the three witches. He spoke to the witches in Act 4 Scene 1. Banquo already was dead at that time. The three murderers had killed him in Act 3 Scene 3. Instead, Macbeth requested Banquo's presence at a banquet after the murder of King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040] and Macbeth's coronation the next day at Scone. This request was well after the first meeting of Banquo and Macbeth with the three witches.
In Act 3 Scene 3, Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] plotted the death of fellow General and friend Banquo with two murderers. In Scene 3, Banquo's murder took place in the park near the royal palace at Forres. In Scene 4, the murderers showed up at the palace to give Macbeth some good news and some bad news. The good news was the successful, fatal slitting of Banquo's throat. The bad news was the escape of Fleance, Banquo's son. Banquo had been invited to the banquet in the aftermath of Macbeth's royal coronation at Scone. He didn't make good on the invite. But his ghost did. In fact, Banquo's ghost succeeded in unsettling Macbeth by taking the royal seat.
Since this happens in Act 1 Scene 3, you probably have not had time to form an initial response before these things happen.
Lady Macbeth wasn't in on her husband's plans to kill Banquo. When she asked what his plans 'of dreadful note' [Act 3 Scene 2 Line 44] were, he didn't want her to know the specifics. But most likely yes, she would have wanted Macbeth to kill Banquo. Earlier in their conversation, she commented that Banquo and his son Fleance were mortal [and therefore killable?].
Banquo gets mad at the three witches.
Macbeth doesn't really have a conflict with them. Banquo suspects Macbeth of killing Duncan, but isn't saying anything. Macbeth is annoyed by the witches' prediction that his children will not succeed him (Does he have children? The way things are going between him and his wife, is it likely that he will?) but that Banquo's decendants will. He is jealous. Macbeth's murder of Banquo and attempt on Fleance's life are an attempt to prove to himself that his future is not controlled, and that he is free. He wants to know that he became king because of what he did, not some inexorable fate. When the murderers fail to kill Fleance, he says, "Then comes my fit again!". He has not proven that he is free. The witches' predictions about Banquo can come true. Maybe it is all a matter of fate after all.
At the end of Act 1, Scene 3, Macbeth and Banquo agree to discuss the prophecies of the witches further at a later time. They decide to meet again to share their thoughts and reactions to what they have heard.