Question

2. What goes wrong with Macbeth's plan to kill Banquo and his son?

Fleance escapes

Fleance returns as a ghost

Fleance only "plays dead"

Fleance falls and is knocked out but not dead

Answer 1

Fleance's escape proves that luck is fickle, easily won one day, easily lost the next. His escape also indicates that the witches' prophecy may not unfold exactly as Macbeth thinks. In short, Macbeth is not as lucky as he thinks.

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Answer 2

[A]

Modern text evidence: BANQUO dies. FLEANCE escapes.