Macbeth Act III Study Guide
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Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead?
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Thinks Banquo is a threat, he is suspicious
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Why does Macbeth employ professional cut-throats to kill Banquo?
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he doesn't think he'll feel as guilty
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What is Macbeth's plan for killing Banquo and Fleance?
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He has hired someone to go kill them during the night
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Macbeth says, \"The worm that's fled Hath nature that in time will venom breed, no teeth for the present\". What does this mean?
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Fleance will be a problem in the future, since he will have children who will become kings, but for now Macbeth can let him go and deal with other things because Fleance is of no immediate threat to him personally.
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Who (what) did Macbeth see at the banquet table?
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Banquo's ghost
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How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth at the banquet?
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She says he is sick from his childhood, and makes everyone go home
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Who else is missing from the banquet table (besides Banquo)
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MacDuff
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Macbeth says, \"I am in blood Stepped in so far that I should wade no more. Returning were as tedious as go o'er\" What does he mean?
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He means he is so far in and he has killed too many people to stop now
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What does Hecate want the witches to do?
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Make Macbeth's life miserable, turn fate against him
