What does Lady Macbeth say in Act 3 Scene 4?

Lady Macbeth My worthy lord, Your noble friends do lack you.

What happens at the beginning of this scene Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4?

Summary: Act 3, scene 4 As Macbeth walks among the company, the first murderer appears at the doorway. Macbeth speaks to him for a moment, learning that Banquo is dead and that Fleance has escaped. The news of Fleance’s escape angers Macbeth—if only Fleance had died, he muses, his throne would have been secure.

What is the significance of the banquet scene in Macbeth?

This scene is simultaneously the high point of Macbeth’s reign and the beginning of his downfall. It records Macbeth’s guilty conscience taking the most horrible form in the shape of Banquo’s ghost. Macbeth’s bizarre behavior puzzles and disturbs his subjects, confirming their impression that he is mentally troubled.

How does Lady Macbeth respond to her husband’s behavior at the banquet?

What is her response to Macbeth’s strange behavior? She tries to calm him and tell the guests it is only temporary, but in the end, she dismisses all the guests.

What happens in the end of Act 3 Scene 4?

Macbeth finds out that Banquo has been murdered, but that his son has escaped. As Macbeth heads back to eat at his banquet table, he finds his seat has been taken by none other than the ghost of Banquo.

What does Banquo’s ghost in Scene 4 explain the presence?

It ironically foreshadows the future: Banquo’s ghost occupies Macbeth’s seat, as his descendants will occupy his throne – and ‘push us from our stools’ (line 82). It marks the beginning of the decline of Macbeth’s rule and power: he cannot keep calm on this important occasion of state, and almost reveals his guilt.

Is Banquo’s ghost a hallucination?

During a banquet in Macbeth’s castle, Macbeth hallucinates Banquo’s ghost. Banqou appears bloody and beaten as a reminder to Macbeth that he had his former friend and ally murdered. These hallucinations show Macbeth’s great guilt over ordering the murder of Banquo and his son.

What role does the banquet play in Act 3 sc3 of the tempest?

Prospero uses the illusion of the banquet to remind the men of how hungry and desperate they are. The men try to explain the mysteriously appearing banquet based on stories they have heard from explorers of the New World. Before any of them can eat, a clap of thunder sounds and Ariel appears in the form of a harpy.

What does Macbeth mean by blood will have blood?

He realizes, in act 3, that “blood will have blood”—he knows that he will have to suffer for his murders. Macbeth recognizes that just as he murdered people to gain power, others on a quest for power may murder him to gain what he has. There is a vicious cycle of bloodshed and violence as a result of Macbeth’s actions.