 Studying Macbeth. Here's how you can analyse at 3CM3 when Banquo is killed by the murderers. The first murderer notices that the light is giving way to Dawn. Pathetic fallacy here is used to show that they don't have that much time, they need to kill Banquo and play on really quickly. Banquo arrives and this exclamatory sentence shows that it's still quite dark and he can't see clearly. The murderers recognise Banquo and they realise that this is their chance to get him. These stage directions show that they are chasing Banquo and they're going to stab him. Banquo realises they have been ambushed and this exclamatory sentence, as well as the repetition of the words fly which means run, shows he realises Macbeth has deceived him by sending these murderers. Yet these stage directions show that not everything went according to plan. Banquo is killed but his son Flaion's escaped and these stage directions heighten the dramatic tension. The third murderer realises they haven't fully completed the mission. Saizura here shows that he knows Macbeth is going to be unhappy that only Banquo but not Flaion's died.