Macbeth Forum

In act III , macbeth plans to kill banquo... with two men... but they have a third murderer...
there can be an arguement on both sides to prove tat macbeth was the third murderer...
so wat points can u prove it is Macbeth himself...?/
Help plz...
thnx

(I personally believe that it wasn't Macbeth who was the 3rd murderer) ..but here are some possibilities on how he could be:
1-  Macbeth was super paranoid about the fact that this was going to be only his second murder in the play; and he wanted to make darn sure that it would work. So he sent himself.
2- Macbeth wanted to make sure that the other 2 murderers didn't screw it up for him; since he did the first murder on King Duncan himself, why not keep killing with his own hands?

In response to him NOT being the murderer:
1- Macbeth was completely shocked to hear the news about Fleance escaping
2- Macbeth was at the dinner party the whole time.

hope that helps a little..

That's ridiculous. He was at the party. The murderers would have recognized him anyways and not worried about trusting him. Reread the scene where the 3rd murderer is introduced.

He is not the third murderer. He couldn't kill Duncan, and he can't kill his friend Banquo. He sends hitmen to do his dirty work for him.

I agree. I believe that Macbeth was so paranoid that he sent another guy to help the other two out, just in case two murderers weren't enough...

based on my presumption in the third murderer in Macbeth

the third murder would be Macbeth servant

before and after Marybeth's soliloquy in lines 45 and in between 71-72

its shows that the servant knows that banquo is attending the party

and the servant knows whats happening in the palace gate(line 46)

when the murder happened (scene 3 line 2) the first murderer ask who send the third murderer in the murder of banquo and the third murderer said macbeth

in addition in line 13 the third murderer said that "almost a mile;but he does usually,make it their walk."

this supports that (back in line 46) the servant knows what the activities happening in the palace gate.

and also the last person whom macbeth have seen and spoken, was the servant.(line46 and after the line 72)

so i think the servant is the third murderer

i accidently mix my friends name and macbeth name )X

before and after Marybeth's soliloquy in lines 45 and in between 71-72

the marybeth should be macbeth*

sorry (:

i think it was ross, he always seems to know what is going on on both sides. think about it.