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Macbeth: Macbeth is shaken up by the killing of King Duncan and looks to Banquo to see what he can do next. Banquo tells Macbeth that Duncan's sons' are fleeing to other parts of England so they won't get caught up in the fighting and killing for the next blood line. Banquo states that he had dreamt about the three weird sisters and that he thinks what they said to Macbeth and himself is true. " I dreamt last night of the Three Weird Sisters. To you they have showed some truth." ( ll,i,25-6) Macbeth says then that he doesn't want to think of the Sisters that he would later grant the time to talk to Banquo about what happened. (ll,i,29&30) - Kirby A.

Macbeth: Macbeth decides that he wants to kill Banquo because he has a feeling that Banquo and his son Fleance have a plan to take his new King position from underneith him. Banquo then has stated that he must leave the kingdom area because if what the witches said to Macbeth was true, then Banquo's fate is true for himself. Macbeth then orders his two murderers to kill Banquo and his son while they are away from the Palace so it doesn't look so obvious that Macbeth is trying to protect himself and his new kingdom-ship. Will Macbeth draw all of his friends away from him seems how he keeps murdering all of them? "It is concluded. Banquo, thy soul's flight, If find heaven,must find it out tonight" (lll,i,161-2) - Kirby A.

The three murderers were asked to kill Banquo, the were having second thoughts about it at first and then Macbeth talked them into killing him. And right before the dinner that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had the murderers killed Banquo and left him in a ditch. The reason that Macbeth wanted Banquo to die was because Banquo knew that Macbeth was the one who killed Duncan, and Banquo was not going to let Macbeth get away with murder. Kayla B