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Macbeth plots to have these two characters killed in Act III.
Who are Banquo and Fleance?
this character is thought to have killed Banquo
Who is his son, Fleance?
at the banquet, Lady Macbeth first thinks Macbeth is hallucinating about seeing this character
Who is Duncan?
the type of irony is used in the following lines by Macbeth: "I wish your horses swift and sure of foot; And so I do commend you to their backs. Farewell."
What is verbal irony?
the reason Macbeth asks Banquo about his travel plans
What is so he can tell the murderers?
name a difference between the murder of Duncan and the murder of Banquo
What is Macbeth killed Duncan himself but hired murderers to kill Banquo, and Macbeth planned the murder of Banquo on his own but had the help of Lady Macbeth in planning Duncan's murder?
this supernatural creature wants to destroy Macbeth
Who is Hecate?
Who is the ghost of Banquo?
Macbeth says he will have a "heart and hand" mentality, meaning he will need to act fast. He plans to do this after he learns Macduff is in England
What is he intends to kill Macduff's family?
Macbeth worries that he has killed Duncan more for the benefit of this character than himself
Who is Banquo?
the ghost of this character appears in Macbeth's chair at the banquet in Act III
Who is Banquo?
this happens to Fleance
What is he escapes and flees?
the reason Macbeth considers Banquo a threat
What is the witches said Banquo's sons will be king, but Macbeth wants his sons and himself to be king?
the imagery in the lines "In restless ecstasy. Duncan is in his grave.. Nothing can touch him further" demonstrates that Macbeth no longer feels this
What is guilt?
the number of people who can see Banquo's ghost
What is one?
Malcolm has fled to this country and has been welcomed by its court
What is England?
the number of kings the witches show from Banquo's line
What is 8?
how Macbeth convinces the murderers to kill Banquo
What is he lies and tells them that Banquo was responsible for their ruination and downfall>
Lady Macduff is mad at her husband for this reason
What is she considers him a traitor?
at the end of Act III, this is the reason Macbeth is preparing for war
What is Malcolm and Macduff are preparing to fight him?
Hecate names this as "mortals' chief enemy" and says Macbeth has this trait
What is overconfidence?
the number of murderers
What is three?
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth envy this character because he is free from the pain and trouble of life
Who is Duncan?
this character is angry with the witches for not being included in their plans for Macbeth
Who is Hecate?
in Scene 4, Macbeth's regret that Banquo is absent from the banquet is an example of this literary element because he knows that Banquo is dead
What is dramatic irony?