Act3

Scene 1

macbeth is getting incrdbly paronoud so he has invied BANQUO to dinner and has ordered him and his kids to be killed

scene 2

scene3

three murders go to kill banquo and his son they kill banquo but his son exscaped

scene 4

MACBETH

You know your own ranks; so you know where to sit; Sit down

And I bid you a hearty welcome.

Lords

Thanks, your majesty.

MACBETH

We will mingle with everyone,

And I will play the humble host.

Our hostess will stay seated, but soon

She will welcome you all.

LADY MACBETH

Sir, welcome our friends warmly please

First Murderer appears at the door

MACBETH

See, they encounter them with their hearts’ thanks.

The table is full on both sides, I will sit in the middle

Be happy and soon we will toast around the table

Approaching the door

You have blood on your face.

First Murderer

It’s Banqous.

MACBETH

Better to have his blood on your face than for Banquo to have it in his veins.

Is he dead?

First Murderer

My Lord, I cut his throat.

MACBETH

You are the best at cutting throats yet he’s good

Who cut the throat of Fleance if you didn’t 

But if you did you are the best

First Murderer

Most royal sir,

Fleance escaped.

MACBETH

Then Once again I get angry. If Fleance was dead my problems would be over.

I would be happy again with no worries.

Instead I am still full of worry and trapped by my own mind.

But Banquo’s body is safe and hidden?

First Murderer

Ay, my good lord; he is dead in a ditch

With heaps of cuts on his head

Although just one would have easily killed him.

MACBETH

Thanks for that:

While Banquo is dead, his son still lives.

But in time, his son will grow up to be just as dangerous.

Now go away, we will talk tomorrow.

Exit Murderer

LADY MACBETH

My royal lord, 

We need to make this a fun dinner party, 

Why would you invite people over if they are not entertained. 

They might as well eat at home

MACBETH

Sweet remembrancer!

Now, good digestion wait on appetite,

And health on both!

LENNOX

Take a seat, your highness.

The GHOST OF BANQUO enters, and sits in MACBETH’s place

MACBETH

We would have had all our nobility under one roof if Banquo were here

I hope that he is late because of rudeness and not that anything bad has happened to him. 

ROSS

He’s absence, sir, lays blame on his promise. Please sit your highness grace us with your royal company 

MACBETH

The table’s full.

LENNOX

There is an empty seat right here sir….

MACBETH

Where?

LENNOX

Right here, Macbeth. Why aren’t you sitting??

MACBETH

Which of you have done this?

Lords

Done What, my good lord?

MACBETH

You can’t say I did it: don’t shake your bloody head at me

ROSS

Gentlemen, stand his highness is not well

LADY MACBETH

Sit worthy friends, my lord is often like this, he has been since he was young, please stay seated. It will pass in a moment, he will be well again. He will be offended if you pay too much attention and it will last longer. Don’t acknowledge it and continue with your meal. Be strong

MACBETH

Yes, and a brave one, who dares look at something

That would horrify the devil.

LADY MACBETH

Oh it is not real, you make things up when you’re afraid, like you did with the dagger in the air. Your fear doesn’t even look real, it seems as you are being told a scary story at a winter fire. It is shameful to make such faces when the vision is done, you’ll see it is just a seat.

MACBETH

There, you see it!

Do you?

Ah, what do I care! If the bodies we bury can just come back, then our graves will just be the mouths of the birds that eat them.

GHOST OF BANQUO vanishes

LADY MACBETH

Has your foolishness stopped you from thinking all together?

MACBETH

I saw him, as solidly as I stand here.

LADY MACBETH

shameful

MACBETH

Blood has been shed here now, in the olden time,

Yes, and since murders have been committed

To terrible to hear the times have been,

It used to be that when the brains were bashed out 

They would die and that would be it. 

But now they rise again, with twenty fatal head wounds

And try again to kill us.

That, when the brains were out, the man would die,

And would stay dead, but now they just rise up again.

With twenty mortal murders on their crowns,

And push us from our stools: this is even more strange

Than murder.

LADY MACBETH

My worthy lord,

Your noble friends are missing you.

MACBETH

I forgot about them. 

Don’t be alarmed by me, my most worthy friends,

I have a strange disorder, which no longer

Shocks those that know me well. 

Come let’s drink a toast: love and health to all;

Now I’ll sit down. Give me some wine; fill my cup.

I drink to the general joy of the whole table,

And to our dear friend Banquo, who we miss;

I wish he was here! To all, and him, we drink,

Now everybody drink.

Lords

We know are duties, and we pledge allegiance 

Re-enter GHOST OF BANQUO

MACBETH

Go away!. You are not alive, stop staring at me from your dead eyes.

LADY MACBETH

Think of this as just a bad habit, there is nothing else to it. 

It is only a shame it is spoiling our dinner party 

MACBETH

My nerves would never tremble from any mortal danger,

Bears, wolves, weapons, tigers, -anything!

But even with my sword, I am like a frightened baby girl before this strange thing!

GHOST OF BANQUO vanishes

Phew, it’s gone!

I am a man again. Everythings ok now…..

LADY MACBETH

You have ruined a good dinner, with the most disorder

MACBETH

Was it real?

Can they make the bravest scared?

 You are very strange…

How can you see that thing,

And not tremble in fear!

I am filled with it…

ROSS

What “things”?

LADY MACBETH

I pray to you, don’t ask, he only gets worse, being asked will not have a positive effect. Do not worry about leaving in order of status, instead leave all at once.

.

LENNOX

Good night; I hope King Macbeth gets better….

LADY MACBETH

And good night to you all!

Exeunt all but MACBETH and LADY MACBETH

MACBETH

I will be found out, 

Stones have been known to move and trees to speak;

And people, by many ways, 

have found out the most secret parts of others…. 

What is the time?

LADY MACBETH

It is almost morning, but you can’t tell which is which

MACBETH

Have you realised- we did invite him- but Macduff has not come to this party….

LADY MACBETH

Did you ask him again?

MACBETH

I did notice he did not come, and I will ask him again…..

He’s being very rude!

 I’ll get him tomorrow.

I will also meet again with the witches,

They will prophesy more, I need to know more!

No matter what, they will speak! I’ll do anything for my Kingship.

Now I’ve gone too far, that even if I returned to honour and owned up, 

I would never be free again. I may as well continue on this dark path now,

It will be easier to continue than to own up.

My strange thoughts, they are becoming reality, it will turn me evil!;

I must act quickly before I’m accused.

LADY MACBETH

You will be fine tomorrow, once you get some sleep.

MACBETH

Yeah, lets go to bed…..My weird mood….

It’s caused by my fear, it’s making me evil and nervous!!!

There is worse to come, I’m scared!!

scene 5

we meet HECATE and next time the witchs see macbeth she will ofer him imertality.

scene 6

duncans son has gont to the english courts and is propering to go to war with scotlind.