-Macbeth

(3.1.116-118)

Macbeth does not truly hate Banquo; rather, he fears that what was prophesized for Banquo will become true. Therefore, he has decided to take matters into his own hands, and instead of waiting for his wife to come up with a new plan, he instigates fury and hatred in the hearts of murderers towards Banquo. This also means that he has to keep up the act of hating him.

He, just like Lady Macbeth, questions the men's masculinity, their strength, and worth. This ill ambition is what drove him to have Banquo, his best friend, killed.

-Macbeth

(3.2.36-37)

The witches prophecy stated that even though Macbeth would be king, Banquo would be the father of kings. This makes us understand that Macbeth will have no heir to the throne, and it makes him anxious. Will his efforts to reach the throne be in vain?

He overthinks the situation over and over again, even beginning to make his wife uneasy. Their fate as royalty, according to the witches, is at stake. They must do something about it.

-Banquo

(3.4.17-18)

The death of Banquo will bring havoc to Macbeth's mind. Although Macbeth intention was to exterminate all obstacles from taking the crown away from him, it is ironic how Banquo's death had only managed to complicate things even more.

Fleance had just witnessed the death of his father, so the theme of violence ties into this specific quote.

-Macbeth

(3.4.46)

Macbeth is consumed by guilt. Ever since the murder of Duncan, he predicted he would no longer be able to sleep, hence his mental health deteriorating. His ambition and fear to remain in power has driven him to do many bad things. Unlike the late king, Duncan, Macbeth lacks honour and the right to kingship, and this fact alone is eating him alive. Now that Banquo has died, he keeps seeing him, a constant reminder of his bad choices.

-Lady Macbeth

(3.4.61)

Lady Macbeth's ambition has been a consistent theme throughout the acts of the play. She manipulates her husband to her favour to get what she wants, but her ambition can only take her and her husband so far.

Macbeth's mental state worsens as time passes; therefore, she reprimands him constantly, hence the gif of an exasperated man. This could arguably relate to the theme of manhood. Lady Macbeth constantly questions her husband's worth as a man to achieve things for her own benefit.

-Murderer

(3.4.20)

Macbeth has been proven to be unstable many times throughout the story; however, now that the murderer has just told him that Fleance has escaped, he remains relatively calm to keep appearances in front of his guests. This relates to theme of appearances vs. reality.

This, unfortunately, interferes with his plan of remaining in power. The escape of Fleance has now become another obstacle for him. This is a proof of his ambition.

-Lady Macbeth

(3.4.109-110)

Macbeth's outburts could potentially reveal their secret to their guests. Lady Macbeth, as always, tries to keep up appearances to maintain order, so it ties to the theme of appearances vs. reality. The woman in the gif is how one could perceive Lady Macbeth's reaction to the unfortunate turn of events.

Ever since she became a queen, things had just gone downhill.

-Lennox

(3.6.10-12)

Macbeth has been acting on impulse lately and it has brought suspicion upon him. In the last scene of Act III, Shakespeare uses a lot of sarcasm and irony to express that characters, such as Lennox, have started to suspect Macbeth as the culprit for the recent deaths. Macbeth's game of keeping up appearances is crumbling; therefore, the theme of appearances vs. reality fits into this scene.