Macbeth , by Shakespeare, has a certain diction throughout the entire play. Also, Shakespeare uses some techniques to persuade the murderers to kill Banquo. The protagonist, Macbeth, has to get these murderers to kill Banquo because he is too much of a coward to do so himself.
The murderers that Macbeth has to persuade first appear in act three, scene one. Macbeth wants Banquo murdered, because Banquo is a threat. Macbeth fears him. He believes that Banquo is better fit to be king. Throughout Macbeths argument, Pathos is shown. This depends on the audience being charmed with emotion. To get the murderers persuaded Macbeth focuses on two main points. Macbeth questions their manliness. The murderers state that they are men, but Macbeth tells them that they have to prove themselves. To do so, they will have to kill Banquo. Also, Macbeth tries to make the murderers believe that Banquo is the root to all their problems. He tells them that Banquo unfairly treated him and that Banquo would lie. This is all apart of the scheme to get the murderers to kill Banquo. This is ironic, because Macbeth does exactly what Lady Macbeth did to him in previous scenes.
Macbeth goes to his wife and begins to explain how Banquo is a concern that needs to be eliminated. Although Lady Macbeth is completely against the idea in her head, she doesn’t say anything. Macbeth goes on to say that Banquo is a snake and all they have done is harm the snake, and there’s the possibility it could heal. This then leads him telling her without the elimination of him they could not possibly live with no fear. He tells her that they must make the faces vizard to their hearts on line thirty seven in act three scene two. This basically is a re-wording of what Lady Macbeth had told him in act one, scene six. These two scenes the roles are switched. They are the same ideas and themes within the scene except Lady Macbeth and Macbeth switched parts. Lady Macbeth has no idea