Act 3: The Planning Of Banquo's Downfall

    In Act 3 Scene 1, Macbeth plans on murdering Banquo and his son to get rid of any loose ends tied to Duncan's murder and to make sure he wont tell anyone about the witches predictions. He also does not want Banqo's descendants to prosper off of his hard work. With Macbeth feeling paranoid, he hires murderers to do the dirty work and claims that he cannot commit the murder because he has mutual friends who would not like it. To manipulate the murderers further he says that Banquo is the one who ruined their lives, so this is a perfect opportunity for them to take revenge. He does not even tell Lady Macbeth about his plans since she would either stop him or make him doubt himself.