Macbeth Act III Reading Notes

Banquo is a thinker.  He thinks about the prophecies of the witches, Macbeth as king, and what if the second prophecy came true.  Macbeth comes and invites Banquo to a feast.  Banquo lets Macbeth and Lady Macbeth know that he was going to go ride his horse later.  (Mistake on his part?)  Macbeth hires murders to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance.  The two murderers murder Banquo but Fleance escapes.  They return to Macbeth to let him know of the escape.  The feast continues but is interrupted by Macbeth.  He has seen the Ghost of Banquo.  Everytime Macbeth sees the ghost, he goes on a rant for it to leave.  This frightens the other people attending the feast for they cannot see the ghost.  Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, scolds the three witches for messing with Macbeth without her permission.  She agrees to continue the deed only if she can supervise.  Lennox believes Macbeth is behind all the murders.  He calls him a tyrant and out of control.