Question

After reading "Macbeth"

The events in Act III, Scene 3 can be summarized as

the murderers confront Banquo and Fleance but fail at killing either of them.
the murderers confront Banquo and Fleance and kill Fleance.
the murderers confront and kill Banquo and Fleance
the murderers confront Banquo and kill him but fail to kill Fleance.

Answer 1

The correct summary of the events in Act III, Scene 3 of "Macbeth" is:

**the murderers confront Banquo and kill him but fail to kill Fleance.**

In this scene, the murderers ambush Banquo and successfully kill him, but Fleance manages to escape.