Macbeth Act 3 Scene 2/3

The first scene is in the Palace of Macbeth (Act 3 Scene 2.) When Banquo goes for a ride with his son Fleance. Macbeth and his wife plan the murder of Banquo, they start scheming, with a few words and sentences that caught my eye was when Macbeth had said. “We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it:
She’ll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice
Remains in danger of her former tooth.
But let the frame of things disjoint, both the
worlds suffer,
This is a meaning to me is that Macbeth has softened his prey but not quite pounced on it just yet. He waits patiently like a lion hunting a gazelle in the middle of the savanna, then as time passes at the end of this scene he says some words that caught my eye.
Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond
Which keeps me pale! Light thickens; and the crow
Makes wing to the rooky wood:
Good things of day begin to droop and drowse;
While night’s black agents to their preys do rouse.
Thou marvell’st at my words: but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
So, prithee, go with me.
This is also a clear sign that Macbeth is talking about the murderer’s (The Black Agents) And then then Banquo (The Crow.) Or something like that at least

ACT 3 SCENE 3: The Murder Of Baquo

With this scene I believe there isn’t much to discuss about besides going back and forth in scenes. But the main one is since there was 3 murderers, the two that Macbeth talked to were back in Act 3 Scene 1. Then a third murderer comes in!? Ok first off where did this one come from..? The answer is from Macbeth incase guards or other people were near Banquo at the time. Then Banquo says before his death.
O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
Thou mayst revenge. O slave!
Banquo had just tried to save someone who is relatively special to Banquo instead of letting the murderers get them both.

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