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Choose ONE of the three TECHNIQUE ANALYSIS questions and answer it in detail.

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Choose ONE of the three TECHNIQUE ANALYSIS questions and answer it in detail.

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Choose ONE of the three TECHNIQUE ANALYSIS questions and answer it in detail.

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Choose ONE of the three TECHNIQUE ANALYSIS questions and answer it in detail.

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Everyone should answer this. Try to be detailed about the theme and use meaningful quotes as evidence.

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Everyone should answer this. Try to be detailed about the theme and use meaningful quotes as evidence.

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Think about how Macbeth is being transformed into the character he will become by the end. Think about how he responds to his wife now.

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Like her husband, Lady Macbeth is also going through a transformation. What does her behavior and attitudes in this scene tell you about her at this point in the play?

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It's really important in analysing symbolism and imagery that you are able to explain the connection between the figurative object and the thing it is describing/theme to which it is connecting. Don't just say 'the rose symbolises love'. Better to say, 'the rose, in both it's beautiful petals and jagged thorns, represents the boundless beauty of love, but also the potential for harm that exists in any situation where someone lets themselves be vulnerable.'

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When Banquo is killed by an anonymous murderer, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are having a ceremony with other people, this is when the ghost of Banquo appears into the hall where they are doing the ceremony. That is when the ghost of Banquo sits in Macbeth’s chair, but Macbeth is the only person who can see the ghost of Banquo. Macbeth starts shouting at the ghost of Banquo making Lady Macbeth and other, think he is crazy or hallucinating. In this part of the scene visual imagery is used in order to make Macbeth voices his inner conflicts in public which reveals of his fears, at the banquet show Macbeth can no longer pretend to be innocent, and the people around him are starting to suspect that he was the murderer.

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Macbeth's transformation in this scene is significant because in this particular scene his subconsciousness took over him, he became paranoid because of his ambition and greed of becoming the king, he was afraid something will go wrong and he will get caught, this paranoia in his mind caused him to go crazy and start hallucinating. Both of Macbeth's worlds crashed together in this scene. In this scene Macbeth mentions the supernatural a lot as well as the tree witches which he refers to as "the weird sisters" his consciousness is thinking of the throne and his ambition to be king, but as the witches inhabit the curse in Macbeth’s mind Macbeth goes insane.

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Macbeth gets extremely paranoid that someone will find out about his murders, that he started having hallucinations.  It seems like Macbeth lost his mind and was having a mental breakdown. This scene is significant as a point in Macbeth transformation because he had just become king and had a mental breakdown in front of his guests.

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Lady Macbeth had many different mood and themes. She started as ambitious, and greedy, she would get mad at Macbeth and demand him to squared up and do what has to be done (taking the lead). furthermore,  we see points where he emotions change (some stay the same and some don't). First off, we see that she grows mad of Macbeth's hallucinations when saying "Fie, for shame" (nonsense). We can understand her reaction as she is scared that the guest will rise suspicion against Macbeth and his wife.

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At this point of the play Lady Macbeth isn’t worried about all of the murders that happened throughout the week, what she only cares about know is that she Queen and she gets all the attention she always wanted. When the Ceremony was happening and Macbeth was having hallucinations about the ghost Lady Macbeth was trying to cover up Macbeth’s murder and hallucination so the other people at the ceremony wouldn’t think or start having ideas that Macbeth killed the King with the help of Lady Macbeth

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Macbeth's character development in this scene is as strong as ever, and his guilt and paranoia are growing by his ambition, causing him to hallucinate and witness peculiar supernatural events.
Though at the start of this scene, Macbeth mentions that Banquo is better dead than alive and shows no regret to what he has done, he still sees Banquo shaking his head in disappointment whilst sitting in his seat, which causes him to try and deny having anything to do with this despite Banquo not accusing him of anything. He thinks everybody could see him but in front of the rest of the banquet, he is acting mad and crazy, talking to himself about something nobody else knows he has done.
He is in denial as to what he did and his guilt is seeping through the cracks of his resolve, slowly breaking his facade as the Manly king he claims he is. His dominance when talking to his wife isn't as strong as it used to be is other scene, but he is still trying to take control of everything. At the end of the scene, Macbeth realizes there is no going back, he decides to continue his murdering and merciless actions as a king. He says that bad deeds only fuel other bad deeds and that he will get better at it in time. This is where Macbeth is at the peak of his Madness, He is paranoid and guilt-ridden, yet his ambition is as strong as ever and is fueling his growing arrogance and denial. He wants to claim the throne rightfully and he is going to murder anyone getting in his way.

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Macbeth is no longer timid and suspicious. He feels satisfied about Banco's murder but is dissatisfied with the escape of Fleance. In this scene, unlike the time that he murdered Duncan, he is now "virile"  as what Lady Macbeth and himself wanted.

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In this scene Lady Macbeth's behavior has also changed compared to her behavior in previous scenes. Her attitude and actions in this scene demonstrate how she is trying to hide her husband’s growing madness. She is trying to make excuses of why Macbeth is acting like that, in the scene she is frantically trying to cover up his behavior by saying things such as "Sit, worthy friends. My lord is often thus

And hath been from his youth. Pray you, keep seat." She is lying and trying to convince the lords to stay and think that this is normal. In previous scenes Lady Macbeth was a strong woman who manipulated her husband into doing things she wanter to fulfill her ambition and dreams of becoming queen. In this scene she seems defeated and she is trying to cover up her husband's messes.

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In this scene, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth repeat the words, "welcome", this is to convince the lords and Macbeths court that they are innocent and kind people because they welcome everyone but, later on in the scene, after Banquo's ghost appeared Ross says "his highness is not well" therefore showing that more of Macbeths court are recognizing the fact that something may be wrong with Macbeth.

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Symbolism has been shown on the entire play but the main symbolism that happens in this scene is when Macbeths sees the ghost of Banquo when they are having dinner together. This connects back to the wider theme of the play which is Paranoia, Macbeth is getting a Paranoia that he will see the ghost of Banquo every day until he dies.

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Lady Macbeth seemed to act a lot more royal and like they didn't commit any crimes.  Lady Macbeth tries to cover up Macbeth's hallucinations by saying he sometimes goes in to a trance.

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Yet again, Lady Macbeth is shown to be taking control of the situation (the banquet) and stepping up but she does not want to. In Act 3 scene 1, Lady Macbeth appears to be afraid of people finding out and possibly poisoning her for it so, she steps down from the leadership role and lets Macbeth take charge for awhile. In this scene though, Lady Macbeth realizes that some pop Macbeths court could be starting to become more aware of Macbeths growing madness so Lady Macbeth assures them that Macbeths actions are normal. Lady Macbeth in this scene is taking charge even though she is in fear to make sure the court doesn't find out about their actions.

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An example of symbolism in this scene is Banquo's ghost and him sitting in Macbeth's spot on the table. Banquo's ghost symbolises the betrayal and guilt that now dominates Macbeth’s subconscious. Macbeth sent a murderer to kill Banquo and when he came back with the news that he had killed him, Macbeth didn't realize what he had just done because he was too focused on his ambition of being the king, but his subconsciously knew the mistake he had just committed, this though slowly took over his mind and made Macbeth hallucinate Banquo's ghost. When the ghost was sitting in his spot at the table could also be symbolic because it could be interpreted as Banquo's death was in the way of Macbeth's path to becoming the king and Macbeth’s desire to journey to legitimacy to be seen as the rightful king.

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Lady Macbeth's strength as a character is dying out. She used to be viewed as the dominant ruthless wife that would go to the extent to kill her own child to get what she wants; Her character is getting weaker each time Macbeth's grows stronger. She is trying to keep her power over her husband and tries to bring him back to his senses through insulting his Manliness like she did before but her husband is getting stronger which causes her to lose her resolve and meaning. She no longer has a say in what he does and that is getting to her in a way that is showing her the reality of what she has done and how she couldn't reverse it. It is like they are switching personalities in an ironic manner: Macbeth never wanted to kill Duncan and she was the one to want the throne, but after the assassination, his regret is going away and his guilt is slowly disappearing; Lady Macbeth on the other hand is starting to realize what she hasn't realized before: She assisted in murder and she isn't even enjoying what she worked so hard to get, her cruelty is going away and is being replaced by fear and paranoia, defeating the ambition that was once at its strongest.

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Dramatic irony is a technique where the audience know more about what is going on than the characters themselves. An example of dramatic irony in this scene is when Macbeth first sees Banquo's ghost, There is a conversation between Macbeth and the Lords.  "MACBETH: The table’s full. LENNOX: Here is a place reserved, sir. MACBETH: Where?  LENNOX: Here, my good lord. What is ’t that moves your highness? MACBETH: Which of you have done this? LORDS: What, my good lord?  MACBETH: (to GHOST) Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake thy gory locks at me." In this part of the scene, Macbeth is looking at Banquo's ghost, which as I said before it symbolism to the betrayal and guilt that Macbeth is feeling because of Banquo's death. Macbeth is the only person in the room who is seeing the ghost but he doesn't know that, the lords hav no idea about what is going on therefore the think Macbeth is insane, they Lady Macbeth tries to cover it up by lying to the lords because they didn't want to get caught.

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In Act 3 Scene 4, there is dramatic irony when Macbeth talks about Banquo being late to the banquet. Macbeth says "Were the graced person of our Banquo present;

Who may I rather challenge for unkindness
Than pity for mischance!". This is dramatic irony because Macbeth knows why Banquo isn't at the banquet because he sent murderers to kill him but he is pretending that he is upset that Banquo isn't with them or that he is late. Macbeths court is telling Macbeth not to get mad that Banquo is late because Macbeth is just pretending to be upset but us as the readers/viewers/audience know that it is not the case because we know what Macbeth did.

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A key theme theme that Shakespeare explores in this scene is PARANOIA. This is seen in Macbeth's character. Macbeth becomes paranoid when he sees Banquo's ghost at first he thinks someone is trying to scare and trick him but then he notices that he is the only person seeing Banquo's ghost in the room and he is shocked and frightened. Macbeth sees the ghost and then he says "Which one of you have done this?" LORDS continues to say "What my good lord?" MACBETH(Talks to ghost): Thou canst not say I did it: never shake thy gory locks at me" Macbeth has clearly lost his mind, his subconsciousness took over his mind and made him hallucinate which led to paranoia, he was paranoid of what he was seeing and paranoid about being caught of the actions/murders he committed.

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Throughout the scene Lady Macbeth was cold blooded strong character whom persuaded Macbeth to commit murder. After the first murder, Lady Macbeth started to feel guilty and anxious, and soon sees hallucination of the dead Banquo.

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In this scene, Macbeth can see Banquo's ghost when he was at his party. Banquo's ghost shows Macbeth's fear and guilt after murdering the Banquo. On the other hand, Banquo is dead but Banquo's son is still alive. Banquo's ghost sitting in the King's chair symbolize that Banquo's son will be the king and take over Macbeth.

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In the previous scenes lady Macbeth was filled with ambition, and greed. Once matters began to escalate and as the number of murders increase she starts to develop the feeling of regret and started to realise that there is no way of escaping the damage that Macbeth and her have done, and that eventually they will get caught due to their actions as people have already started to doubt and make assumptions about them. This leads to change of her behaviour and attitude from ambitious and manipulative to being weak and hypocritical.

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In the beginning of the scene, Macbeth was the only one seeing at the Banquo's ghost, so everyone thought he was weird including Lady Macbeth. She even said "Sit, worthy friends. My lord is often thusAnd hath been from his youth. Pray you, keep seat." try to entertain people and change the mood that Macbeth had ruined. After everyone leaves the banquet, end of this scene, Lady Macbeth's fear maximizes when she also sees the Banquo's ghost. She starts feel anxious just like Macbeth.

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In this scene it shows Macbeth's ambition at first on how he wants more power after he became the king. Throughout the scene,  Banquo's ghost made Macbeth and Lady Macbeth anxiety about what they have done. Macbeth sees hallucination and he says to Lady Macbeth "Prithee, see there! Behold! Look! Lo! How say you? Why, what care I? If thou canst nod, speak too." Later, Lady Macbeth also feels guilty and anxious and sees the hallucination.

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He has been changes, he i now full of fear and expresses it to his wife when the guest leave. His overall thought is that they are going to die in madness and guilt.

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A huge part of this act that shows symbolism is the ghost of banqou sitting on his seat which represents the throne. banqou's kids are the one that should be Kings. To a further extent,  This shows how Macbeth was king, but not in the right moral way.  (He is not to be king)

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As Macbeth is having a conflict with his own self, being induced by the supernatural through Banquo's ghost, his character deveops and drastically changes. This is gradual, as at the beginning of the scene, he says 'What man dare, I dare.

Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear,

The armed rhinoceros, or th' Hyrcan tiger;

Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves

Shall never tremble. Or be alive again,

And dare me to the desert with thy sword.

If trembling I inhabit then, protest me

The baby of a girl. Hence, horrible shadow!

Unreal mockery, hence!'
This shows hs vulnerable side, which goes against the main quality of his, which is bravery, as he openly admits of being scared of Banquo's ghost, which I personally believe symbolizes both his murder and his sons, who will get the crown later in the play.
Hoever, as Macbeth starts a soliloquy, reminscing on his plan and actions, he understands that he is in too deep, an dthat there is no coming back, as he says 'All causes shall give way. I am in blood

Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more,

Returning were as tedious as go o'er.' meaning it would be now harder for him to go back to be the kind and brave Macbeth he used to be, and that he must now get his way around things by keeping to commit crimes and murders. This is then repeated and emphasized as he says, 'We are yet but young in deed.' as he believes he will keep committing crime after crime for a long time to come.

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This scene is filled with supernatural symbolism and imagery, that summons the ethereal from the wilderness to Macbeth's castle, and therefore civilisation. The most obvious example, is Banquo's ghost, that resides onto Macbeth's chair, symbolizing how his sons will be the heir to the throne, and deeply shakes Macbeth, as he says 'Blood hath been shed ere now, i' th' olden time,

Ere humane statute purged the gentle weal;

Ay, and since too, murders have been performed

Too terrible for the ear. The time has been

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

And there an end. But now they rise again

With twenty mortal murders on their crowns

And push us from our stools. This is more strange

Than such a murder is.' Here, Shakespeare uses imagery to show the horrible things done to Banquo, and how they affect MAcbeth's subconscious, as he then goes to speak to the witches the day after,

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While Lady Macbeth tries covering up for her husband's hallucinations, she is now slowly becomine more and mroe frustrated at him, as the plan seems to have turned tides. We hear this in her tone, as she says, "You look but on a stool" and puts down her husband's manhood once again, as her ytone is oragmatic and down-to-earth due to her not being able to see the ghost. This then becomes an argument between the two, as Macbeth accuses her of being able to keep her "Ruby" cheeks, as a oarallelism with the murdering scene, where he hints to the red of blood on her hands, while he uses "white" as a metaphor for his guilty and, as Lady Macbeth adresses it, cowardness.

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In this scene is the first time we see a snake being used as a metaphor in the play. This surprised me, as it is qyuite ironic, due to Lady Macbeth's famous sentence, "look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under't". This imagery, while not specifically important in this scene, has a lot of importance in the wider play, as it hints a lot to Macbeth's betrayal of Macbeth and Banquo, and is used to depict them as the evil ones, who are in the way of Macbeth in achieving his goal, and foreshadows how their descendants will eventually stop and kill Macbeth, taking over his throne, as he talks about Fleance as 'There the grown serpent lies. The worm that’s fled

Hath nature that in time will venom breed;

No teeth for th' present. Get thee gone. Tomorrow

We’ll hear ourselves again.' This is emphasized with the use of alliteration as well.

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Imagery and symbolism are key to this specific scene, and help depict Macbeth's mood as he starts being in a conflict with himself. A piece of imagery that caught my attention and links to the key themes of the wider play is when Macbeth is speaking to the murderers, as he says, 'Whole as the marble, founded as the rock,

As broad and general as the casing air.

But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in

To saucy doubts and fears.—But Banquo’s safe?'
The metaphor whole as a marble and founded as a rock, are comparisons to his throne, as they signify the setting in stone of his crown, and the metaphor of casing aur, showed how free of his guilts and paranoia he felt once Banquo was killed, as he even complimented the murderer. However, once he hears fleance escaped, he uses an oxymoron, paired up with the consonance of the sound c, that shows the constraints Macbeth feels now that he knows Fleance is alive.

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Throughout the scene Macbeth endures several changes, which hint at the potential character he will transform into in the near end. Furthermore, the audiences first impression of Macbeth was that he could be easily manipulated and as such endured the mistreatment that was brought upon his wife. Moreover, at the very start of act 4, it becomes evident that macbeth has acquired the notion that he is far better than his peers, which is clear through the statment "you know your own degrees; sit down: at first and last the hearty welcome" which essentially portrays that Macbeth recongize the social ranks of those around him, thereby displaying just how much he has come to value power, which ironically leads to his downfall. Though this sense of arrogance extends further - when Macbeth grows increasingly vindictive as well as insensitive. This is apprent when he claims that 'tis better thee without he within' a statement that has been directed at Banquo - in which he suggests that it is better that banquos blood is on the ourside of Murdered 1's face than on the inside of his vitcims body. This very concept allows readers to grasp how ambition driven by the desire to be of utmost importance has overcome Macbeth - he is no longer remorseful but also relieved at the thought of death being granted upon a rather righteous man. Likewise, Shakespeare expresses Macbeth's new feeling about murder through his newfound confidence - spefically when in response to Lady Macbeth questions his masculiity- he states "Ay and and a bold one, that dare look on that, which might appal the 🤬" The growth from act 1 scene 7 is clear, though macbeths new sense of authority is not a positive trait, for his pride spurs from harm being directed toward innocent people - its as though murder has given him the power of confidence. The last stage, would be denial, at which Macbeth refuses to hold himself accountable after seeing Banqous spirit at the banquet  - the character informs the ghost to "never shake thy gory locks" at him. Macbeths fails to take responsibity as he was not the one to metaphorically 'pul the trigger' though the blood is and always be on his hands. Concluding that this scene is a signficant point of macbeths transformation.

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Act III, scene 4, denotes the turning point of Macbeth’s character, where his inner voices and paranoia completely take over his mind causing him to reveal his fear and conflict in public for the first time in the play. This first becomes evident as Macbeth intends on sitting at the head of the royal table, yet finds Banquo ’s ghost sitting on his chair instead, foreshadowing and symbolizing that Banquo will inherit the throne as the witches predicted. Confounded by this, Macbeth divulges to the ghost ; “Thou canst not say I did”, meaning he refuses to own the blame of Banquo’s killing, as he sent murderers to commit the deed, instead of executing it himself. Despite of rebuffing his blame, Macbeth believes that as a result of ordering the murder of his supposed friend, Banquo, he will endure guilt perturbed over his betrayal. This is principally evident within the use of blood imagery and symbolism in the lines; “Blood will have blood” as he claims to his wife Lady Macbeth. The use of blood symbolises that the murders of Banquo and King Duncan, will be avenged by the murder of Macbeth.

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Act III, scene 4, portrays Lady Macbeth’s drastic change in behaviors and attitude as she endures guilt over the murder of Banquo and Duncan. Within the first act, Lady Macbeth had been characterized by her ruthlessness and bloodlust ambition in order for Macbeth to become king. However, as her husband begins to hallucinate about Banquo’s ghost at the Banquet, she gradually increases her continuous struggle of fear and subconscious culpability. However, in spite of this, she becomes socially aware of the scene his husband is creating and how it may portray them to be viewed guilty for Banquo’s death. As a result, she tries to rebuff this, by excusing his husband, claiming that  he often has these ‘episodes’. This can be evident within the lines “Sit, worthy friends: my lord is often thus,”.  She then continuous by questioning her husband’s manhood and challenges his masculinity in order to strengthen him while also calming him by stating his vision of Banquo is untrue. An example of this in the line “This is the very painting of your fear”. This quote is used as a metaphor to implement to her husband that his guilt of Banquo’s murder is the reason to why he is hallucinating.

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One of the main examples of symbolism within Act 3, scene 4 is Banquo’s ghost as he enters the Banquet and replaces Macbeth by sitting on his chair. This action foreshadows and symbolises the downfall of his position as king while he begins to endure guilt and remorse for Banquo’s guilt. Continuously, this example of symbolism is extremely significant as it represents the turning point and downfall of Macbeth position as king, foreshadowing the prophecy that Banquo’s line will overthrow Macbeth and his position as king.

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The significance about this scene is it shows Macbeth's character transformation how he is feeling guilty about killing Banquo as he hallucinates Banquo sitting on his seat during the feast and that makes him mad. Macbeth's character is transformed to being more guilty as in the end he doesn't want to kill Macduff. In this scene Macbeth is the one who has the power and becomes cunning and manipulative by making the two assassins agree to murder Banquo and Fleance. As he has more power than Lady Macbeth he doesn't feel the need to tell her about his plans to kill Banquo and Fleance . In the end Macbeth accepts his own defeat.

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One of the key themes within act 3 scene 4 is guilt. This key theme is portrayed as Macbeth talks to his wife about him encountering Banquo’s ghost at the Banquet, to which he claims overwhelmed, “Blood will have blood”, signifying that Banquo’s and Duncan’s murder, will be avenged. Moreover, the use of blood imagery on the quote showcases the theme of guilt as Macbeth understands the effects and solemnity of his actions of murder will have gruesome consequences.

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Banquo sitting in Macbeth's chair is a big example of symbolism in this scene. After Macbeth killed Duncan, his judgement and thoughts were clouded with paranoia and fear of the consequences of his actions. In fact, his judgement was clouded enough for him to come to the conclusion that bad deeds only fuel other bad deeds; these thoughts and Banquo's suspicions caused him to order murderers to kill Banquo to eliminate any chance that his throne would be stripped away from him.
The witches prophesied that Banquo's children would be kings after Macbeth, which is why, even after killing him, Macbeth seeing Banquo sitting in the king's place affected him deeply. He committed another murder and went to extents he wasn't keen on going to just to stop the other witches' prophecy and to see Banquo placed somewhere he tried so hard to push him away from was one of the things that finally caused his resolve to break and his madness to reach it's peak. His paranoia grew by his ambition and that caused him to become the tyrant he is later in the play.

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Within act 3 scene 4, dramatic irony becomes evident as the purpose of the banquet is to celebrate Macbeth’s successful kingship. However, as the scene progresses, Macbeth and the audience view Banquo’s ghost sitting at the head of the table, where Macbeth should have sat, causing him to endure guilt and remorsefulness. Due to the fact that the rest of the characters at the banquet can not see the ghost, the audience is able to have an in-depth understanding of the context and awareness of the situation, thus, creating dramatic irony.

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Lady Macbeth's behaviour changes from the previous scene majorly as she feels guilt and knows that her plan to kill Duncan didn't work as the way she thought it would work. Now she has become less cunning comparing to the previous scenes and gone more into despair. She tries to calm Macbeth down so that they would not be exposed of murdering King Duncan.

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Though only Macbeth could see Banquo's ghost, the audience are also aware of what is happening. Macbeth starts acting crazy in front of the banquet through apparently talking to himself claiming that he is seeing Banquo's ghost right in front of him. The audience are aware of the significance of Banquo's ghost and the weight of Macbeth's actions. They know that this is going to drive Macbeth mad and will eventually lead to people finding out what he did. This shows the audience feelings and developments the other characters cannot see, it would help them predict events, observe the character development and understand every aspect of the story other characters cannot.

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"Paranoia is a big theme in this scene. He just killed Banquo and though he doesn't seem fazed at the start, he starts hallucinating Banquo shaking his head disappointed at his actions, as if accusing him of what he's done, which shows the audience he is in denial and guilt is starting to seep into his facade:
"Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake

Thy gory locks at me."
He fights with his subconscious, paranoid and afraid  of people finding him out even though unti lhe started imagining things, none of the lords even suspected a thing.
This scene is very important in showing how much paranoia has affected his character development and drove the plot forward the way it did.

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In this scene Macbeths two characters of being pure evil, murderous, ambitious and being panicked, scared and remorseful clash. Therefore, affecting his actions to gain the power and right to claim the throne. In this scene, Macbeth is at the peak point of transitioning into the character he is towards the end of the scene. The illusion of his subconsciousness play a role when Banquo ghost appears in Macbeths seat as a sign as symbolism to show that Macbeth didn't actually deserve to be king and that someone else who's heartwarming, loyal and genuine person deserves to be where Macbeth is.

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Although this scene is filled with many examples of symbolism. One obvious one would be Banduo's appearance due to Macbeth's subconscious mind which thinks differently to his conscious evil, ambitious mind. An example of symbolism could be Macbeths inability to join the rest of the Lords on the table. As mentioned, Banquo's shadow was sitting in Macbeth's seat which is the reason for his inability to join the rest of the lords. The symbolism of this would be that Macbeth is unworthy of being a lord and doesn't deserve the role he's privileged to have and that he doesn't deserve to be sitting with the rest of the Lords who were truthfully destined to be where they are without causing harm, conflict or disturbance.

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In Act 3 scene 4 Shakespeare uses dramatic irony when the audience and Macbeth can see that Banquo ghost is sitting in his seat however the rest of the lords are blind to the situation as they aren't aware of Macbeths actions and wouldn't know why he would have such vision or why he would be so hesitant to sit down with the rest of the lords. This is an effective event in the scene and generally in the play as it shows that even though the most occuring characters and the viewers are aware of Macbeths actions, and although civilians began to have assumption of Macbeth and his wife so many people around them and in the area of the secrets are still blind about the situations and what happens. This adds suspense and curiosity.

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A key theme in this scene would be paranoia, the scene takes place at Macbeths home, several events vary from Macbeth with the lords, Macbeth conversing with Lady Macbeth about his visions and his conversations with the murderers. With these events Macbeth presents different emotions, when he talks to lady Macbeth he brings out his paranoia and fear towards the fact of seeing banquos ghost, when talking to the lords he attempts to hide his fear and panic to represent a kind heartwarming and stable king and finally when Macbeth converses with the murderer he is more collected, however when he receives the news that Fleance has escaped he panics and is paranoid to the fact that there is a chance that he will reveal Macbeths untold secrets. "then comes my fit again: I had else been perfect" In this quote is Macbeths response to finding out that fleance has escaped.

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The statement "the table is full"  was claimed by Macbeth and symbolizes his inability to be truly royal. For more context,  the very idea that Macbeth cannot be seated at the table due to Banquos haunting spirit links to the wider of themes of paranoia of ambition. Furthermore, macbeths ambition, driven by the desire to claim the crown, is what led him to the banquet however along the way he had killed several people - and as such he cannot sit at the table because unlike the rest of the lords he will never be able to fulfill the requirments to be a king  - he is not noble, caring or honest - and his lack of fitting the criteria emphasizes that even when sitting on a throne Macbeth will never truly be king. In addition, the theme of paranoia links to his inability to sit at the table - as it symbolizes that all of his hallucinations are what will lead to his downfall - through Lady Macbeths suicide to mistakenly exposing the fact that he may be guilt to lords at the banquet.

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One example of dramatic irony in the scene was when the audience and Macbeth saw the ghost of Banquo and the thanes of Scotland and Lady Macbeth could not see the ghost of Banquo. Dramatic irony is effective as it shows Macbeth's guilt after killing Banquo and how that guilt reflects on his behaviour. It is effective in this scene as it builds up tension.

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"if though didst it. Though art the nonpareil"

This quote clearly utilizes dramatic irony. At the stage Macbeth is labelling a murderer, the lowest in society, as the best there is. Furthermore the evidence of irony at this stage, portrays just how far macbeth has fallen into ruthelessness. This quote is effective in portraying how Macbeth now finds pleasure and pride in harming others - it emphasizes what lengths he would go to in order to achieve the goal he has in mind. The fact that he is lacking remorse conversley means that his connection with humanity as well as the ability to differinate between whats right and wrong are slowly slipping away- this narrow mindset is what results in a downward spiral of continous murder and paranoia.

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Similar to her husband, Lady Macebth undergos a multitude of changes in terms of behaviour and attitude that inform the audience of her current motives as well as mindest. Furthermore, within act 1 scene 7, Lady Macbeth is far from kind. She is manipulative, vindictive and appears to have had primary control over her relationship with Macbeth - the same control that led to the downward spiral of misery, paranoia and most prominently murder. Firstly it is key to note that despite the changes there is one key trait that has remined the same - this being Lady Macbeth constant need to refer to gender. Moreover, after Macbeths initial hallucination, Lady Macbeth's first instict is to question his masculinity which is evident when she states "Are you man?" this approach, which is rather aggressive, has been stated in an attempt to have macbeth recongize that he is acting mad. By questioning his masculinity Macbeth is striving to gain control of the situtaion and conversley Macbeth. However when he responds in a far more confident manner than expected lady macbeth reverts to a a more out of character approach which hints at slight character development. To further eleabrate while lady macbeth remains less regretful and further driven by ambition than her husband, at this stage she is being less controlling and more comforting by refering back to the other supposed hallucinations he has encountered, which is apparent through the statement "O proper stuff! this is the air-drawn dagger which, you said Led you to Duncan" at this stage Lady Macebth emphasizes that there is nothing to fear as its just another one of his 'fits' as he has experiances before. She stays calm, and makes a point of the fact that similar things have happened in the past - therefore unveling a new aspect of her personality. That being said one of the most significant changes was Lady Macbeths reference to gender roles in a less controlling and more helpful manner. This is apparent when she states "would well become. A womans story at a winters fire, authorized by her grandam" she highlights that Macbeth does not have an official reason, such as a frightening tale, to be weary of, here her emphasis on gender isnt the main prioity though remains mentioned - which could possibly imply that while Lady Macbeth doesnt not regret her actions, she is beggining to understand the toll it has taken on her counterpart and as such becomes more understanding.

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Despite the fact that the scene seems to portray prominetley paranoia, it aditionally portrays ambition. For more context, throughout the scene the audience is able to observe how Macbeth's character changes into a further vindicitive and murderous one as a result of ambition, there are also several hints at theme throughout the act. For instance the use of stage craft here; "First murderer appears at the door" - portrays irony; the fact the murderer enters directly after Lady Macbeth states "for my heart speaks they are welcome" emphasizes that the couple have welcomed darkness and death into their world in the form of  a murderer - in order to achieve the position of king. Though it also shines a light upon how Banqou was once welcomed, though following Macbeths desire to attain the crown - despite the hurdels in his way - Banqou is now dead, therefore highlighting that as long as that determination remains nobody is safe.  Another instance of ambition is clear through the statement "But now i am cabin'd , cribb'd, confined", the alliteration of the letter c reinforces the strength of macbeths fears, though aditionally expresses how Macbeth will proceed to murder others despite the the consequences. Therefore concluding that Macbeth would do anything in order to secure his position on the throne, which ironically and ultimatley leads to his downfall.

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Act 3 Scene 4 is significant to the drama because it is the first time in the play that Macbeth voices his inner conflicts in public; this revelation of his fears to others marks a turning point in the play.

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In this scene of Macbeth, there is a banquet to celebrate Macbeth being king. Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost sitting at the head of the table where he should sit. The rest of the characters do not see the ghost, which is the main part of the dramatic irony.

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One example of imagery is when Banquo's ghost appears in the spot that Macbeth should be sitting in.

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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.

You can easily see how this theme shapes the whole scene.  It is obvious to see that Macbeth is very scared and nervous for people to find out of his wrong doings.

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Macbeth transforms as he becomes crazy. He see the ghost of Banquo sitting at a seat in the dining room. He starts speaking to the ghost and Lady Macbeth tries to cover it up saying that Macbeth often haas these visions. Macbeth transforms from a normal man into a crazy king as he sees his best friend dead as he murdered Banquo.

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Lady Macbeth for the first time starts seeing the Macbeth is in fact in full regret. The ghost of Banquo is a metaphor that he would choose him over Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth realizes what is going on. Instead of helping Macbeth, she tries to make everything look normal. this drives her further and further and further away from Macbeth.

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The dramatic Irony is that Macbeth sees the ghost of his dead best friend Banquo. This is Irony as Macbeth will soon also turn into ghosts, but by Banquo's children. This is Ironic as Macbeth killed Duncan to become king. Then he also had Banquo killed. Therefore, the ghosts or spirits of them go to their children, which then get him killed.

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This scene holds a lot of significance to Macbeth's transformation. So far in the play Macbeth has felt nothing but guilt and regret, wishing that things didn't have to be this way, but in this scene after his encounter with the ghost of Banquo, he is overcome with a sense of understanding. He deeply believes that it would be harder to go back to being a good person then to stop killing people. This is when his ambition completely controls him and he feels like he is no longer the same person and he cannot return to the person he used to  be.

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In this scene Lady Macbeth's behavior changes significantly. In the past Lady Macbeth has always portrayed herself (to the public) as the perfect hostess and wife to Macbeth. But in this scene once she does realize what is happening to Macbeth she really tries to keep it all together but once she sees that Macbeth is seconds away from confessing to the murders, she rushes everyone away by saying: "At once, good night. Stand not upon the order of your going, But go at once." This is surprising and unlike her because she says to forget the order and just leave fast. She forgets her persona that she strives so much for in a panicked rush to get all of the people to leave.

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This scene holds lots of key symbolism but one of the most important things that I think included is Banquo sitting in Macbeth's chair. This could be interpreted as many different things in many different ways but I believe that it symbolizes that Banquo deserves to be King instead of Macbeth, despite everything that was done Banquo remained a pretty good person. If it was discovered that Macbeth had killed Duncan then the throne most likely would have gone to Banquo.

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It is symbolic that Banquo has turned into a ghost this ghost represents his spirit unforgiving to Macbeth. Therefore, his spirit will travel to his son. This will eventually get Macbeth killed and his spirit will live on, however he doesn't have a son, which will end the Macbeth legacy

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Macbeth is paranoied that he is doing the wrong thing and that he is drvien by his wife's ambition. Therefore, he is paranoid that the same thing will happen to him. This is why he saw Banquo's ghost and started going crazy

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imagery, is used when we see the scrip say "Banqou's GHOST Appears".  This make imagine the ghost and the fear and mood that Macbeth is felling and has set in this Part. The mood nightmarish is really present in this part as the supernatural is involved. The Ghost of Banqou is seen couple of times in this scene. (more imagery text)

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In this scene we can see how Macbeth's character is growing even more into him being more ambitious and his arrogance is growing. He now will now do bad things without telling Lady Macbeth's and from the kind of character he was before like kind and wouldn't kill anyone that easy that all has changed. Also In this scene he faces the dark reality of his deeds. He also tells Lady Macbeth that there's even more to come and he will follow the path he is now which is violence, etc.

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nightmarish, is a key theme in this scene.  The lines "Banqou's GHOST Appears" and "Banqou's GHOST vanishes" are what set the mood and bring the Key theme out. Further more, the general idea that a ghost is present just shows "Supernatural"

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Lady Macbeths changed her attitude and is more kind and she is starting to thinks that what was the point of going through the murder of Duncan if they aren't happy. In this scene also Lady Macbeth is scared that Macbeth will spill it all and let the lords that he killed Duncan.

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There is a lot of symbolism going through this scene but one that I thought was pretty interesting was Banquo's ghost. Because he represents how the betrayal and guilt that is going around in Macbeth's subconsciousness. showing how  deep down Macbeth feels bad for all the things he has done.

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This scene has mentions to all of the themes in this scene and one of the most significant and obvious ones would be paranoia. Macbeth is having hallucinations and is being haunted by the ghosts of people he has murdered. This is not ideal in general but when it happens at a dinner it is even worse he could expose himself as well as Lady Macbeth all at once, when Lady Macbeth realizes what this could lead to, she acts on paranoia of people finding out and rushes them all out of the castle saying "At once, good night. Stand not upon the order of your going, But go at once.' Telling them all to forget about orders and manners and just leave, this is her paranoid self thinking that everybody will find out about them and it will all be for nothing.

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Shakespeare includes lots of dramatic irony throughout this scene and one example of this could be how clueless the Lords and Ladies who are attending this dinner really are. While Macbeth is being haunted by a ghost of a person who he has just killed and Lady Macbeth is panicking, the guests to the banquet are nothing but clueless they are so unaware of what is really happening, this is ironic because it is really the same for everything else that has been done in this play. When Macbeth murdered Duncan all of these people remained ignorant and naive completely unaware of everything.

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I feel like Paranoia and ambition are well shown in this scene because it shows how

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Kings chair has been used to symbolize power in this scene where Banquo is sitting. It is a treasure for the King as it can also be the downfall of the King. Banquo is seen sitting on the King's chair symbolizes him still inheriting the throne. It also symbolizes Macbeth's kingship being weak and it is overthrown by Banquo. Even though Banquo is dead Macbeth can still see him sitting on the Kings chair. This links to the wider themes of the play being ambition, greed and supernatural. As Macbeths ambition led to his own downfall after killing King Duncan. Also by killing Banquo due to his ambition and greed that Banquo's sons will take over his place led to him being more ambitious and greedy by wanting the Kings positions for  himself.  The symbolism of the Kings chair also links to supernatural as Macbeth was influenced by the 3 witches by their prophecies being true and also seeing Banquo's ghost which is supernatural.

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Macbeth's character changes a lot throughout the play. At the beginning of the play Macbeth is a respected person who has showed great loyalty to King Duncan, but the he betrays the King, prompting him to murder again and again to satisfy his paranoia.

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One of the themes which is commonly used throughout the play of Macbeth is Paranoia, and one of the moments where one of the characters have a significant amount of Paranoia, which is Macbeth. Macbeth has a lot of paranoia when he is on the banquet with his wife and other people, as he says "Thou canst not say I did it: never shake thy gory locks at me" In this scene Macbeth is having a significant amount of paranoia since he can see Banquo ghost. In my personal opinion I think that Shakespeare wanted Macbeth to have the most amount of Paranoia because he committed so many crimes and betrayed so many people.

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One of themes from the scene is Ambition.

An example of imagery  in Act 3, scene 4 to show Macbeth being ambitious is when Macbeth says " There the grown serpent lies: the worm that's fled. Here the viewer can visualize the serpent being Banquo who has been killed by Macbeth. The worm is Fleance who has escaped from being killed. This shows Macbeth being ambitious as he has already killed Banquo for power and failed to kill Banquo but doesnt think Banquo is also a threat in the future and is angry about that.  As Macbeth sees Banquo to be deadly as a serpent who challenges his power to be King.

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Act 3 Scene 4 is a significant moment in Macbeth's character development. By now, Macbeth has sent hitmen to kill Banquo, his friend, Fleance, Banquo's son. This is done entirely out of paranoia as Banquo begins to suspect Macbeth. From this alone, it is evident Macbeth will go to great lengths to ensure he will get away with killing King Duncan. However, in the begining of the scene, one of the assassins inform Macbeth that Banquo is dead, though Fleance had escaped. Regardless, Macbeth expresses how he is glad to hear that Banquo is dead. This is a significant development from the Macbeth of Act 2, a man who immediately felt great guilt and regret for what he had done to the king. Now, after causing another  death, Macbeth expresses how he is happy for it, something he previously would not say. However, the previous guilt the character was prone to is still  evident in this scene, even if he refuses to admit to it. Upon the confirmation of Banquo's death, Macbeth sees hallucinations of his dead friend, symbolizing the guilt in the back of his conscience he cannot avoid.

As previously mentioned, it is evident that Macbeth will do anything to ensure his actions are not discovered, yet, when he sees Banquo's ghost, Macbeth falls into a state of madness, spewing lines of how Banquo is mocking him and how he is not the one who killed him. In saying this, Macbeth is almost incriminating himself. Despite doing whatever is in his power to ensure this does not happen, the guilt he so desperately tries to ignore begins to initiate his downfall.

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In this scene, Macbeth descends into a state of temporary madness upon seeing the ghost of Banquo. He begins to say things that raise suspicions. To distract from his incriminating words, Lady Macbeth covers for him while scolding him for acting so suspicious. Her disciplining demeanor is consistent with the power she had over her husband in the early stages of the play. However, the absolute insanity Macbeth displays in the banquet was ultimately too severe to recover from. Previously in the play, Lady Macbeth was confident in the plan and continuously worked to ensure they would get away with it, yet, now, after her husband has gone down a spiral of paranoia and madness, she begins to lose hope.

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Dramatic irony is a key technique used to develop the characters within the scene. An example of this technique is in the beginning of the scene when the first murderer appears. Just before he comes to the door, Lady Macbeth asks Macbeth to tell the guests—who she refers to as friends—that they are all welcome. After this, the First Murderer appears. This is dramatic irony as Lady Macbeth says all are welcome just as the murderer, who is a connection to the killing of Banquo and the circumstances of Duncan's death, arrives. Banquo and Duncan were once a friend and a guest who were considered to be welcome, and now, both are dead. In writing the murderers entrance after Lady Macbeth welcomes the guests, Shakespeare is using dramatic irony. This technique is effective in foreshadowing the numerous more deaths to come at the hands of Macbeth.

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Symbolism is a vital technique used within Act 3 Scene 4. In this scene, news of successfully killing Banquo is delivered to Macbeth, who is initially confident upon hearing this and does not admit to feeling any guilt or remorse. However, this confidence immediately fades when he is met with Banquo's ghost, a hallucination only visible to Macbeth. This ghost symbolises Macbeth's guilt that he refuses to acknowledge. This interpretation is further strengthened when Macbeth tries to honor Banquo and play the part of wishing he were present. Just as he does this, however, the ghost reappears. Every mention of Banquo brings guilt to Macbeth, regardless of how hard he tries.

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The key theme expressed throughout this scene is paranoia. The scene begins with a murderer informing Macbeth that Banquo is dead, though his son, Fleance, escaped. Paranoia is key here as the purpose of killing the pair was out of paranoia. However, after hearing of Fleance's escape, Macbeth admits that he will now be stressed and wary or paranoid of this as he is a loose end. Furthermore, later in the scene, Macbeth is met with a hallucination of Banquo's ghost sitting in his place at the table. His immediate instinct is to ask 'Which of you have done this?' This shows just how great of an impact paranoia of being discovered has had on Macbeth as he is now paranoid about everyone and believes he cannot trust no one. Macbeth's first instinct is someone has done this to him, even though purposefully inducing hallucinations on someone that focuses on something only Macbeth knows is a completely illogical conclusion to arrive at.

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Macbeth slowly is coming to his senses with the murder being less guilty and owning him being king he is also full of himself being arrogant as he doesnt regard his wife highly with her calling him my lord and him not even regarding her this is showing signs of him leading without her help anymore.

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She is still questioning Macbeths manhood yet getting less vocal and aggressive as if she is getting more guilty as macbeth is getting less guilty, she is leading him less as she feels guilty, essentially her final push was her questioning macbeths manhood to finally push him to rule while she diminishes.

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In Act 3 scene 4 the "ghost" of Banquo is a symbol of Macbeths guilt and partly his consciousness. Banquo appears right before Macbeth lies about Banquo being late, this is the first time Banquo is mentioned in this scene so it could be that when Macbeth was thinking about Banquo he appeared in his head (because he wasn't actually there) and because a symbol for Macbeths guilt and consciousness.

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In Act 3 scene 4, there are multiple themes but one of them is the natural and supernatural. In this scene, Macbeth is unable to tell the natural from the supernatural causing him to spiral out of control. He sees the ghost of Banquo which causes him to go a bit mad. When Macbeth saw the daggers before he killed King Duncan he was able to tell that they were just a figment of his imagination but now he does not realize that Banquo is yet again just something he made up in his head. This then causes Lady Macbeth to stand up and tell the court to leave and isolate Macbeth then causing suspicion. In this scene the madness begins and then develops further later on in the play.

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The imaginative dagger is symbolising the theme of Paranoia which is one of the main themes in the play, this is significant as this shows he is very scared someone will go for his crown.

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Macbeth' depicts Macbeth as a scalawag who doesn't adjust to the fault that has risen from the killings in which he ( Macbeth ) admitted. It depicts his critical other as a survivor of this fault, who at the moment isn't ready whatsoever to be able to fully take control and responsibility of her husband. ( Macbeth )

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In order to be able to keep this situation calm, Macbeth’s wife who is also known as and goes by the name of “ Lady Macbeth “ pardons her more positive half’s odd conduct. In order to do so, she had told all of the guests that Macbeth has been experiencing ambushes throughout the past couple of years ( Still while he was an adult ). In addition, this leads Macbeth to become extremely suspicious making him ask them questions based on if they have ever recently been watching phantom. This causes Lady Macbeth to then intercede.

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The ghost symbol is a way of expressing Macbeth’s guilt. In addition, he is the only person who has the ability to be able to see the ghost symbol which means that it’s his imagination due to the fact that nobody but himself is capable of seeing the Ghost.

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Throughout act 3 scene 4, there is a banquet awaiting to be celebrated by Macbeth's kingship. There are no other character's who are able to see the ghost which Macbeth's claims that he see's,

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In order to calm the abnormal circumstance, Lady Macbeth pardons her better half's odd conduct by telling their visitors that Macbeth has experienced comparable odd assaults as an adolescent. Macbeth at that point starts to ask his visitors whether they additionally observe the phantom, and Lady Macbeth rapidly intercedes.

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In order to calm the abnormal circumstance, Lady Macbeth pardons her better half's odd conduct by telling their visitors that Macbeth has experienced comparable odd assaults as an adolescent. Macbeth at that point starts to ask his visitors whether they additionally observe the phantom, and Lady Macbeth rapidly intercedes.

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(Symbol ghost) the ghost is a symbol of macbeths guilt

At the mention of banqou, macbeth sees the ghost, only he can see it, showing that it is only a figment of his imagination. He believes the ghost wants revenge, showing he recognises he has done wrong.

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In act 3, scene 4 of Macbeth, there is a feast to observe Macbeth's sovereignty. Macbeth and the crowd see Banquo's apparition sitting at the leader of the table where Macbeth ought to sit. The remainder of the characters don't see the phantom, which is the essential driver of the emotional incongruity.

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Macbeth addresses him for a minute, discovering that Banquo is dead and that Fleance has gotten away. The updates on Fleance's break irritates Macbeth, if just Fleance had kicked the bucket, he muses, his position of royalty would have been secure. Rather, "the worm that is fled/Hath nature that in time will venom breed"

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Here are some themes that have been used throughout act 3 scene 4 of Macbeth:
ambition, fate as well as violence