Four major themes to consider in Act III of William Shakespeare's Macbeth are Loyalty, the Consequences of Murder, Treachery, and the Supernatural. The first scene in the act shows the murderers devoutly discussing and proving their loyalty to Macbeth as they are also plotting Banquo's death. Macbeth says:
I'll call upon you straight. Abide within.It is concluded: Banquo, thy soul's flight,If it find heaven, must find it out tonight (III.i.154-159).
The second scene...
Four major themes to consider in Act III of William Shakespeare's Macbeth are Loyalty, the Consequences of Murder, Treachery, and the Supernatural. The first scene in the act shows the murderers devoutly discussing and proving their loyalty to Macbeth as they are also plotting Banquo's death. Macbeth says:
I'll call upon you straight. Abide within.
It is concluded: Banquo, thy soul's flight,
If it find heaven, must find it out tonight (III.i.154-159).
The second scene opens with Lady Macbeth realizing the consequences of killing people. She discovers that all of her problems aren't erased after murdering those who seemed to be obstacles to her royal goals. She contemplates her current status by saying the following:
’Tis safer to be that which we destroy
Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy (III.ii.6-12).
Thus, Lady Macbeth cannot find peace after "securing" her husband's throne because other concerns have now emerged because of the previous decision to kill Duncan. Then treachery is revealed, of course, when Banquo is killed and he says, "O, treachery!" (III.iii.26) and proceeds to tell his son to escape the murderous trap they had fallen into. All actions discussed before this point underscore the treachery laid before him.
Finally, the Supernatural plays its consequential and vengeful part to craze and remind Macbeth of his murderous and treacherous guilt. Though a king might be able to avoid standing trial in his own kingdom, the supernatural in this case won't let him rest and condemns him to fiery madness.
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