Macbeth is changing very dramatically, he has become a king and he will do anything to keep it that way, even f he has to kill he’s own ally in battle,”Both of you Know Banquo was your enemy” (3.1.116-117) Macbeth is telling the murderers to think as Banquo as a enemy, so they wont be killing Macbeth’s friend, and she maybe Macbeth wouldn't think of this action as killing his friend but enemy. He’s growing bold inside but he is still scared about his past actions, for example, when he sent the murderers to kill Banquo, after he died, Macbeth saw a ghost of Banquo at the table sitting in his seat, he freaks out and asks who had done that, they ask him what they did he respond, “Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake thy gory locks me.” (3.4.50-51) Macbeth is freaking out because he is seeing the ghost and he is telling them they cannot blame him for what as happened to banquo. Lady Macbeth is growing weaker than Macbeth, she’s getting scared from his actions, she’s still trying to help him move on from what has happened, “Impostors to true fear, would well become A woman’s story at a winter’s fire” (3.4.64-65).
A image patterns that is used in Act three is the imagery of night, “A light, a light!” (3.3.18) the murders attack Banquo at night right after the sun goes down, “The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day.” (3.3.5) saying that there is still some sunlight in the horizon, the murderess wait until the sun goes down to commit there strike. “It will be rain tonight” as soon as Banquo says those words that is when the murderess attack him, but the Fleance gets away.
The themes of act three are expressed by showing the ghost, in the play it is just the spirit of Banquo appearing only to Macbeth, or it could only be a figment of Macbeth's imagination and because his guiltiness that he feels by making up images of Banquo sitting down on his seat.
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