Banquo's heirs are prophesied to become kings. Macbeth tries to frustrate this by having Banquo and his child killed, but he fails because Fleance lives on to become the father of a line of kings
fleance
fleance is banquo's son
what does Fleance's escape suggest about Macbeth's luck
No, Lady Macbeth is not aware that Macbeth has planned the death of Banquo and Fleance.
His name is Fleance, he escaped when Banquo was killed
Macduff is the character who ultimately escapes death in Macbeth. He was not "of woman born" as foretold by the witches, and is able to defeat Macbeth in the final battle.
Macbeth is furious upon learning that Fleance has escaped, as he fears that Fleance may one day rise up against him as prophesied. To prevent this, he orders for Banquo's murder and tries to secure his power by eliminating any potential threats to his reign.
fleance
fleance is banquo's son
what does Fleance's escape suggest about Macbeth's luck
No, Lady Macbeth is not aware that Macbeth has planned the death of Banquo and Fleance.
In Act Three of The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance. The murderers successfully kill Banquo, but Fleance manages to escape, leaving Macbeth's desire to secure the throne unfulfilled.
His name is Fleance, he escaped when Banquo was killed
Macbeth plans to hire someone to kill banquo
Macbeth's plan was to murder fleance and banquo but it was not accomplished fully because fleance was able 2 escape
Macbeth told that Fleance should also be assassinated along with his father.
He thinks that Macbeth is a "good guy", Fleance killed Banquo and Duncan's sons killed the king.