![]() ![]() The murderers leave with Banquo’s body to find Macbeth and tell him what has happened. One of the murderers extinguishes the torch, and in the darkness Fleance escapes. They light a torch, and the murderers set upon them. What happens to Fleance at the end of Scene 3?īanquo and Fleance approach on their horses and dismount. Instead, the worm that’s fled/ hath nature that in time vemom breed. Why is Macbeth distressed by the escape of Fleance? If Fleance had died, he muses, his, throne would have beem secure. Why is Macbeth distressed about the escape of Fleance? Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? Because the witches fortune could come true for Banquo (his sons to become kings) and Macbeth doesn’t want them to have power because it is a threat to Macbeth’s power (he doesn’t want rivals.) Fleance has escaped, but will be trouble later if he becomes King. Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? Macbeth wants Fleance killed because he knows it is he who will inherit the crown not his own children. The Witches predict that Banquo’s children will be kings, but this doesn’t happen during the play. Who is Fleance in Macbeth and why is he important?įleance is Banquo’s son. When Macbeth sends a group of murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance, Fleance escapes, and the murderers only complete half their task, leaving an open path for Banquo’s line to inherit the throne. It can be assumed that Banquo’s son, Fleance, eventually becomes king. Returning to his guests, Macbeth goes to sit at the head of the royal table but finds Banquo’s ghost sitting in his chair. Summary: Act 3, scene 4 Macbeth speaks to him for a moment, learning that Banquo is dead and that Fleance has escaped. What happened to Fleance in Act 3 Scene 4? After Banquo dies, “Fleance escapes.” This is catastrophic for Macbeth, and marks the true beginning of his unraveling. The stage directions in Act III, Scene III, arguably the climactic scene of the play, provide the answer to this question. By the end of the play, we do not yet know where Fleance is, but many assume that he is in Scotland. Their son, Robert II, began the Stewart/Stuart line of kings in Scotland. In Holinshed, Fleance escapes Macbeth and flees to Wales, where he fathers a son who later becomes the first hereditary steward to the King of Scotland. 9 Why does Macbeth say there is blood upon thy face?.8 Why was Fleance still alive when Macbeth killed Banquo?.7 What did Fleance do in Act 2 of Macbeth?.6 Why is Macbeth distressed about the escape of Fleance?.5 Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead?.3 What happened to Fleance in Act 3 Scene 4?.2 Where is Fleance at the end of the play?. ![]()
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