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Essay / The Image of Blood in Shakespeare's Macbeth - 1163
King Macbeth begins to fear that Banquo suspects Macbeth of killing the king, then King Macbeth orders Banquo and his son Fleance to be killed. Fleance escapes with his life and Banquo is murdered by three driven murders committed by King Macbeth. Later that evening, during dinner at the castle, King Macbeth has another visionary attack, this time he sees the bloody ghost of Banquo sitting at the dinner table. Banquo's bloody ghost represents King Macbeth's fear and guilt, just like the bloody dagger before Macbeth killed King Duncan. Macbeth's killing spree continues and he has Macduff's family murdered. Macbeth had learned that Macduff was not loyal to him and sided with Malcolm to inherit the throne that belongs to him by waging a war against