After Banquo is killed B. Banquo's ghost appears before Macbeth at a banquet, and only Macbeth can see it.
How does Macbeth react to Banquo's death?
- In Macbeth, after Macbeth kills Banquo, in fear that Banquo's son will steal the throne from him, Macbeth hallucinates and sees Banquo's ghost at his banquet. When he spots the ghost he yells, “Avaunt, and quit my sight!/ Let the earth hide thee”
- The murderers kill Banquo, who dies urging his son to flee and to avenge his death. One of the murderers extinguishes the torch, and in the darkness, Fleance escapes. The murderers leave with Banquo's body to find Macbeth and tell him what has happened.
Act 3, scene 1
- In the royal palace at Forres, Banquo paces and thinks about the coronation of Macbeth and the prophecies of the weird sisters. The witches foretold that Macbeth would be king and that Banquo’s line would eventually sit on the throne. If the first prophecy came true, Banquo thinks, feeling the stirring of ambition, why not the second? Macbeth enters, attired as king. He is followed by Lady Macbeth, now his queen, and the court. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ask Banquo to attend the feast they will host that night. Banquo accepts their invitation and says that he plans to go for a ride on his horse in the afternoon.
Act 3, scene 2
- Eelsewhere in the castle, Lady Macbeth expresses despair and sends a servant to fetch her husband. Macbeth enters and tells his wife that he too is discontented, saying that his mind is “full of scorpions” (3.2.37). He feels that the business that they began by killing Duncan is not yet complete because there are still threats to the throne that must be eliminated.
- Macbeth tells his wife that he has planned “a deed of dreadful note” for Banquo and Fleance and urges her to be jovial and kind to Banquo during the evening’s feast, to lure their next victim into a false sense of security.
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