Macbeth chooses to kill Banquo so that his descendants will not become king. He kills Banquo, and attempts to kill Banquo’s son Fleance so Macbeth can secure his future kingsmanship. The first time the witches came to visit Macbeth and Banquo they told them their prophecies. Macbeth's prophecies were that he was going to be the Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and that he will be king, but Banquo’s ancestors will be royalty for a long time. Banquo's ancestors will pass down the royalty to the other family members. Since Macbeth has been dealing with paranoia, he starts to fears Banquo. He feels that Banquo is a threat to his throne and to his life, and he continues to feel this paranoia. Macbeth does not want Banquo’s heirs to become king,
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The difference this time is that he is going to see them, instead them setting up a meeting with him. This shows how all of the murders and his emotions are really bothering Macbeth. He fears people and he wants answers, Macbeth wants to confirm his thoughts on people by going to the witches. At this point he has already stated that he will do the worse things to change his fate, so the reader knows that he will find out his fate and act on it. When Macbeth goes to see the witches they give him 3 appropriations, and a fourth unwillingly. The first appropriation was to beware of MacDuff, the second appropriation was to be violent,bold and firm and the third that Macbeth will never be defeated ,until the fight when Birnam wood marches to fight Macbeth at Dunsinane Hill. The fourth appropriation changes the mood and the tone of the scene. The witches told Macbeth that there will be another crown underneath the one he is wearing. The prophecy that announced Banquo’s descendants to become king were true. After his meeting with the weird sisters Macbeth feels betrayed and angry, and now wants to try and fix fate. Once he thinks of a way to change fate he will not think about it and just do it. When Macbeth decides what he’s going to do, if or when people point fingers to Macbeth he will blame the witches for telling him his fate. By Macbeth taking the chance and choosing to see the weird sister shows how desperate and paranoid he is for the answers. He wants the throne to be for him and his descendants, not Banquo’s and he will risk his death to secure his
The difference this time is that he is going to see them, instead them setting up a meeting with him. This shows how all of the murders and his emotions are really bothering Macbeth. He fears people and he wants answers, Macbeth wants to confirm his thoughts on people by going to the witches. At this point he has already stated that he will do the worse things to change his fate, so the reader knows that he will find out his fate and act on it. When Macbeth goes to see the witches they give him 3 appropriations, and a fourth unwillingly. The first appropriation was to beware of MacDuff, the second appropriation was to be violent,bold and firm and the third that Macbeth will never be defeated ,until the fight when Birnam wood marches to fight Macbeth at Dunsinane Hill. The fourth appropriation changes the mood and the tone of the scene. The witches told Macbeth that there will be another crown underneath the one he is wearing. The prophecy that announced Banquo’s descendants to become king were true. After his meeting with the weird sisters Macbeth feels betrayed and angry, and now wants to try and fix fate. Once he thinks of a way to change fate he will not think about it and just do it. When Macbeth decides what he’s going to do, if or when people point fingers to Macbeth he will blame the witches for telling him his fate. By Macbeth taking the chance and choosing to see the weird sister shows how desperate and paranoid he is for the answers. He wants the throne to be for him and his descendants, not Banquo’s and he will risk his death to secure his