▁between ▁Fle ance ▁and ▁Mac b eth ▁is ▁made ▁stronger ▁if ▁Mac b eth ▁has ▁a ▁child : ▁his ▁mot ive ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁self ish ▁st riv ing , ▁but ▁also ▁father ly ▁amb ition ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁son . ▁But ▁this ▁interpretation ▁is ▁fla wed ▁because ▁in ▁IV : iii , ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁Mac du ff ▁he ars ▁that ▁Mac B eth ▁ ▁has ▁murder ed ▁his ▁whole ▁family , ▁he ▁says : ▁" He ▁has ▁no ▁children ." ▁Some ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁Mac b eth ▁imply ▁that ▁the ▁Mac b eth s ▁have ▁lost ▁a ▁child , ▁or ▁show ▁this ▁tend ern ess ▁by ▁having ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁attempt ▁to ▁pat ▁Fle ance ▁on ▁the ▁head , ▁when ▁Fle ance ▁withdraw s ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁side . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁and ▁screen ▁versions ▁Theatre ▁and ▁screen ▁versions ▁of ▁Mac b eth ▁have ▁sometimes ▁elabor ated ▁on ▁Fle ance ' s ▁role . ▁ ▁In ▁Or son ▁W elles ' s ▁film ▁version ▁of ▁Mac b eth ▁( 1 9 4 8 ), ▁Fle ance ▁is ▁briefly ▁seen ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁movie . ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁speak ▁in ▁this ▁scene , ▁but ▁he ▁has ▁returned ▁to ▁Scotland ▁with ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Mal col m ▁and ▁Mac du ff , ▁and ▁is ▁shown ▁along ▁with ▁those ▁ha iling ▁Mal col m ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁king ▁after ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Mac b eth . ▁ ▁The ▁BBC ▁Shakespeare ▁version ▁of ▁Mac b eth ▁shows ▁Fle ance ▁in