just a wee thing before i start i dont know if this is a language feature or not but i find it quite interesting.
In scene 3, the three murderers ambush and murder Banquo, as ordered. However, Fleance manages to escape in the darkness and avoiding death. An interesting part of the scene is when Banquo says “It will be rain tonight.” Then, murderer 1 goes on to say “Let it come down.” I find this really interesting as this is almost foreshadowing, but he says this just before the murderers’ attack. His comment could indicate pathetic fallacy also, as this night could very well rain after Banquo’s death. Banquo has almost said that something terrible will happen very soon, without realizing that he had said that. It is also ironic because Banquo said that, the very person that gets killed. The murderer also says “Let it come down.” This is also another occasion of pathetic fallacy and the murderer says that the rain may come down. We can assume now that the rain means his death, and so the murderer has said that the rain may come down, which could also mean that he almost said Banquo, you will die, without actually saying it. This is a very interesting part of this scene that Shakespeare has written.
Sorry if it’s a bit confusing i would be keen to discuss this a little further after the call.