Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4 Analysis

Proceeding with the crime, Macbeth later receives the news that only Banquo has been killed. Macbeth’s paranoia, guilt, and shame manifest into an envisionment of Banquo’s ghost at Inverness. Upon Macbeth seeing the ghost, Lady Macbeth attempts to calm him down, to which he

Banquo's Ghost In Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's speeches, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth use rhetorical appeal, logos, and multiple other literary devices to convince the dinner guests that they do not need to worry about Macbeth's behavior. They are using these rhetorical devices to persuade their "worthy friends" that Macbeth is fine because he has a hallucination condition. Throughout Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's speeches, they are using logos to help persuade the dinner guests. On line 90, in Act 3 Scene 4, Macbeth states that this is not a new thing, "I have a strange infirmity, which is nothing to those that know me." Logically, Macbeth is saying this because he is ensuring that it is not a big problem and that they should not

For the blood-bolted Banquo smiles upon me/and points at them for his”(Shakespeare IV.i.126-139).This scene is important because it foreshadows Macbeth’s restless behavior as well as his dissatisfaction. No matter what Macbeth does to stay king, he knows that he will never hold a legacy because he has no one to pass the kingship down to. The spirits of the eight king foreshadows shows how that Banquo’s children will become King whether Macbeth accepts it or not. It also shows how Macbeth will not be king for long and it is only temporary. To go off of that, way before any children had died, Macbeth learns that he is given, “...a fruitless crown...

“ It depicts that Macbeth visualizes the ghost of Banquo which frightens him for his evil doings. Shakespeare uses supernatural imagery to make the scene more intriguing for the audience as earlier Macbeth has been comforted by the witches by using equivocation that no man born of woman will be able to harm him, but the turning point come and the tormenter is none other than Banquo’s ghost which threatens Macbeth for committing evil. Shakespeare frequently uses similes to make his play more interesting and lyrical. It helps to get the audience involved throughout the play as it sparks their imagination. As in the following

Once Macbeth gets word at a royal dinner that Banquo is dead but his son escaped, Macbeth suddenly sees the ghost of Banquo staring at him on top of the table. This allusion shows how the guilt and worry inside of him can cause him to go crazy. Macbeth almost confessed to his crime. Lady Macbeth said he was just very ill. Shakesphere throws this allusion in there to state how Macbeth’s character is going to act, and how he is handling his crimes.

With Macbeth being a general in the Scottish military, he had major influences on people and their daily lives. After the murder of King Duncan, Banquo’s suspicion of who committed the murders arose around a single suspect, Macbeth. Knowing that Banquo most likely knew the truth that Macbeth killed King Duncan, Macbeth went back to his evil ways with ease. Through his attendant, Macbeth summons three murderers. Shakespeare introduces the murders with stage direction “[Re-enter Attendant, with two Murderers]” (Shakespeare, 363), in which Macbeth he uses Banquo as bait in order to gain their graces and loyalty “That it was he in the times past which held you so under fortune, which you thought had been our innocent self: this I made good to you in our last conference, pass'd in probation with you, how you were borne in hand, how cross'd, the instruments, who wrought with them, and all things else that might, so half a soul and to a notion crazed, Say 'Thus did Banquo.'”

In Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, the setting of act 3 scene 3 should be in the multiple places. The scene would transition between horse stables, which would be located in stage left, to a backdrop of the woods. Throughout this scene, there is minimal lighting, and eerie music is quietly playing in the background. From stage right, the three murders slowly enter the stage each looking around, hoping not to be seen. Suddenly, Banquo’s voice is heard offstage, and the men become motionless and signal each other not to speak.

The scene Act 3 scene 2, conveys the theme that killing someone isn't the most proficient way in dealing with problems nor does it make life simpler, instead it creates more complications. Ironically, In this scene Lady Macbeth and Macbeth discuss the death of Banquo; both of them begin to show signs of fear & guilt. Both of them realize the troubles that come with killing Banquo, and recognize that troubles follow; his son Fleance can still cease the prophecy. This is demonstrated in the metaphorical quote “We have scorched the snake, not killed it.” Macbeth refers to Banquo as a snake, who has not yet been killed and is still able to “attack” them.

By seeing Banquo as a ghost, Macbeth believes that his acts have come to haunt him for revenge. The guests at the dinner party are confused by

After Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo, he is “greeted by” the ghost of Banquo while at a Banquet. He sees the ghost and starts speaking to it, while the others are watching. He says

This demonstrates his guilt of ordering the murder of Banquo. This displays the theme because Macbeth has not confessed to the crime of murdering Banquo, the terror and remorse is bottled up inside of him and is slowly creeping out to haunt him. The presence of the ghost is driving Macbeth insane and he is trying to reassure himself that Banquo’s ghost cannot not doing anything to harm him since it

Furthermore, the murder of Banquo led Macbeth to destruction. Later in the play, Macbeth was troubled by the Banquo’s ghost. Macbeth acts out of desperation to get rid of Banquo’s ghost (III, iv, 82-7). Here, it shows Macbeth’s destruction of mind, which is fuelled by his fear and guilt. Eventually, Macbeth’s

After killing Banquo Macbeth evokes fear from the audience. Yet at a banquet thrown in honor of Macbeth’s new title of King, Macbeth begins hallucinating about the ghost of Banquo haunting him, this not only ruins the evening, but causes the audience to question the mental deterioration of Macbeth. Yes he is to be feared for his actions taken against Banquo, but the audience is left to question if Macbeth’s actions are not still reactions from the prophecies the witches gave him. They played on his ambitious tendencies and clearly manipulated him, which draws pity, although Macbeth is acting on his own, not under the constructs of any direction which causes fear of what he is capable of. In this moment with the apparition of Banquo the audience has to question the confounds of Macbeth’s sanity, it is easy to fear Macbeth because of what he is doing, but circumstances such as these and the encounters with the Weird Sisters make it difficult for the audience to despise Macbeth, instead they take pity on what they view as a delusional mind.

(IV.I.127-129). Macbeth still sees a blood covered Banquo and is haunted by the sight of his friend in such a way. These ghosts not only haunt his mind, but take over his moral judgement and wipe it out. Macbeth’s ambition gets the best of him and he leaves the witched with the intent of killing

Macbeth, Crime and Punishment Macbeth, a warrior, earns the title of Thane of Cawdor early in the play. His wife, Lady Macbeth, wants him to become king like the witches prophesied. They make a plan to kill Duncan while Macbeth starts to kill other people. All this murder begins to weigh heavily on the Macbeth’s and they start going crazy with guilt.