And here we see Macbeth really letting this ambition for power, and his lust and greed, take over as he plans to kill his best friend. If we think back to the way Banquo and Macbeth interact in the first act, we know that they're really good friends. He's already unhappy because he thinks that Banquo's sons are going to follow after him instead of his own.īecause of this paranoia, Macbeth hatches a plan to kill Banquo.

So it's like he's not happy with what he has. In fact he says, 'For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind /For them the gracious Duncan have I murdered,'. At this point even though Macbeth has successfully killed Duncan and is king, he is not happy with it. Now remember, the witches told Banquo that he himself wouldn't be king, but that all of his sons would. We see Macbeth really reflecting on the prophecy that the witches gave to Banquo. Major events: The first thing we need to know is Macbeth's ambition and greed really comes back into the scene in scene one. Let's take some time to look at the basic events of act three and then really delve with those conflicts at surface. The reason for this is, because we start to see all of the conflicts that have been introduced really come to a halt. It could be sad that act three of Macbeth is the most crucial act of the play. In this episode we're going to talk about some of the main events from act three of Macbeth, and then take a look at how Macbeth deals with his own conflicts and what Shakespeare is trying to tell his readers about them.

And the creators of these conflicts use them to teach their audiences messages, about how they should deal with problems in their everyday life. All of these conflicts represent the ideal struggle between good and evil. When I think about famous conflicts, I think about Lex Luthor versus Superman, The Joker versus Batman or even The Smurfs versus Gargamel.

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