After an argument with Banquo, Macbeth wants him dead. Macbeth will not kill Banquo himself because they have mutual friends, so he has three murderers do the dirty work for him. Macbeth has evil thoughts about Banquo and his death. Being distant from his wife he will not tell her the plan because she wants her to be innocent. Dinner is held at the Macbeth’s where Macbeth is told that Banquo is now dead. During dinner Macbeth becomes paranoid, seeing Banquo’s ghost sitting in his seat causes him to become anxious; eventually Lady Macbeth asks everyone to leave at once due to her husband’s odd behavior. Along with Banquo, Lennox also has his concerns about Macbeth. He doesn’t think Malcom and Donalbain killed their father and is slowly putting
