Macbeth ordered them murdered! He hired two men, who were frustrated with their lot in life, convinced them that Banquo was to blame for their terrible circumstances, saying,
"this I made good to you
In our last conference, pass'd in probation with you
How you were borne in hand, how cross'd, the instruments,
Who wrought with them, and all things else that might
To half a soul and to a notion craz'd
Say, 'Thus did Banquo.'"
The murderers waited for Banquo and Fleance in the woods, where they were traveling by horse. They successfully murdered Banquo, but Fleance escaped.
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