▁first ▁scene ▁of ▁Act ▁ 2 , ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁tells ▁him ▁of ▁" c urs ed ▁thoughts ▁that ▁nature ▁/ ▁G ives ▁way ▁to ▁in ▁rep ose ! ". ▁Mac b eth , ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁threat ▁Ban qu o ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁pose ▁to ▁his ▁new ▁throne , ▁plans ▁to ▁have ▁them ▁murder ed . ▁Before ▁Ban qu o ▁goes ▁trav elling , ▁Mac b eth ▁asks ▁" Go es ▁Fle ance ▁with ▁you ?" ▁Mac b eth ▁sends ▁three ▁men ▁to ▁follow ▁and ▁kill ▁them ▁both , ▁saying ▁" F le ance [' s ] ▁absence ▁is ▁no ▁less ▁material ▁to ▁me ▁/ ▁Th an ▁is ▁his ▁father ' s ." ▁Mac b eth ▁holds ▁a ▁ban quet ▁that ▁night ▁and ▁reve als ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁his ▁fear s ▁of ▁what ▁might ▁happen ▁unless ▁Fle ance ▁and ▁Ban qu o ▁are ▁both ▁killed . ▁Ban qu o ▁and ▁Fle ance ▁are ▁amb ushed ▁and ▁while ▁Ban qu o ▁holds ▁the ▁ass ail ants ▁off ▁he ▁c ries ▁" F ly , ▁good ▁Fle ance , ▁fly , ▁fly , ▁fly ! ▁/ ▁Th ou ▁may st ▁reven ge ." ▁When ▁the ▁murder ers ▁return ▁to ▁Mac b eth ▁and ▁report ▁their ▁failure ▁to ▁kill ▁Fle ance , ▁he ▁says , ▁" Then ▁comes ▁my ▁fit ▁again : ▁I ▁had ▁else ▁been ▁perfect , ▁/ ▁Wh ole ▁as ▁the ▁mar ble , ▁founded ▁as ▁the ▁rock , ▁/ ▁As ▁broad ▁and ▁general ▁as ▁the ▁cas ing ▁air : ▁/ ▁But ▁now