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Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 1
Banquo suspects Macbeth. Macbeth pays two men to kill Banquo and his son.
Macbeth has 28 scenes in 5 acts, and Act 3 has 6 of them. Act 3, Scene 1 comes after Act 2, Scene 4 and before Act 3, Scene 2. The 3 key lines here come from Banquo and Macbeth.
This scene in five words
MacbethhiresmentokillBanquo
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The quotes
3 big quotes in this scene.
Thou hast it now--king, Cawdor, Glamis, all As the Weird Women promised, and I fear Thou played'st most foully for 't
Banquo · Act 3, Scene 1 · kingship · fate and free will · guilt
Banquo sees it. Macbeth has everything the witches said. He got it by murder.
To be thus is nothing, But to be safely thus
Macbeth · Act 3, Scene 1 · ambition · kingship
Being king is nothing if you are not safe. So Macbeth must kill again.
Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown And put a barren scepter in my grip
Macbeth · Act 3, Scene 1 · kingship · fate and free will
Macbeth has a crown but no son to give it to. That eats him.
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