| Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? | Because the witches fortune could come true for Banquo (his sons to become kings) and Macbeth doesn’t want them to have power because it is a threat to Macbeth’s power (he doesn’t want rivals.) |
| What is Macbeth’s plan for killing Banquo and Fleance? | He hires two murderers to ambush them on the way back home from the journey |
| Does Macbeth’s plan for killing Banquo and Fleance work? Explain. | No, they kill Banquo but Fleance escapes |
| Macbeth says “The worm that’s fled/ Hath nature that in time will venom breed, / No teeth for the present.” What does he mean? | Fleance that escaped, but will be trouble later |
| Who or What does Macbeth see at the banquet table? | A ghost of Banquo |
| How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth at the banquet? | she said that he has had an illness for a long time which makes him hallucinate– and it gets worse when he’s tired |
| Who else is missing from the banquet, besides Banquo? | Macduff |
| Macbeth says, ” I am in blood/ Stepped in so far that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o’er.” What does he mean? | keep going with what he planned because going back would be just as hard as going on |
| What does Hecate want the witches to do? | make a spell… to keep drawing Macbeth on till they destroy him completely |
| What does Lennox think about Macbeth? | he is a tyrant, who is ruining the country |
| What does Lennox think about Fleance? | if he were in Macbeth’s prison he would be dead by now |
| What does Lennox think about Duncan’s sons? | they are safe where they are; and if they were in Macbeth’s prison they would be dead by now |
Macbeth- Study Guide Questions Act 3
July 29, 2019