4/6/2023 0 Comments Macbeth act 3 scene 1Therefore, during the soliloquy, Macbeth comes to the decision to kill Banquo so he can avoid the prophecy that would lead to Macbeth's death. But he comes to the resolution that he can avoid all of this by killing Banquo. He believes this because Banquo will kill Macbeth to fulfill his half of the prophecy. “For them the gracious Duncan have I murdered, put rancors in the vessel of my peace only for them…to make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings.” (III.i.71) Macbeth realizes that everything he has done for himself and all the hardships he had to go through in killing the king had been for nothing. Macbeth in knowing his old friend Banquo is very wise, sees that he will in the future attempt to murder Macbeth to fulfill his side of the Prophecy. Especially because for Banquo’s prophecy to become a reality he needs to kill Macbeth to make his offspring the king. There is none but he whose being I do fear.” (III.i.58) Macbeth states that Banquo is the only one he “fears” which shows that Banquo poses a serious threat to Macbeth. The only way for that to happen is for Macbeth to kill Banquo.“He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valor to act in safety. This causes him to think of a way around the prophecy in order to avoid Banquo’s sons from taking Macbeth’s position. “They hailed him a father to a line of kings… Thence to be wrenched with an unlined hand, No son of mine succeeding.” (III.i.64) Macbeth remembers the witches foresaw that Banquo’s sons would become kings. Macbeth is set on killing Banquo to keep his current position as king and avoid the second prophecy told by the witches. Basically, Macbeth decides that if Banquo is removed from the jumbled picture that I his own life, then everything could be cleared up, and the "rancors" which Banquo introduced would be removed from his "vessel of peace" (Line 73). By saying "for them," Macbeth makes it clear that this murder was not his idea, and that all blame should be put on Banquo and the witches. This statement implies that Banquo, because of the prophecy that the witches gave to him which basically foretold Macbeths death due to his innability to reproduce, turned Macbeth into the killer he has just become, which he explains when he says, "for them the gracious Duncan I have murdered" (line 71). By saying "filed," Macbeth is saying that his mind has been turned foul. "For Banquo's issue I have filed my mind," says Macbeth, after explaining how Banquo's existence is the cause of his fear (line 70). Now, as more and more people catch wind of the murder, Macbeth decides to blame his wrong doings on Banquo. Clearly, as the reader might have attained from the Act 2 Scene 1 soliloquy, Macbeth emerges after murdering the king as a tortured soul. Macbeth decides that Banquo should be killed out of pure frustration.
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