Macbeth has begun to realize that his time as king is limited. He knows that the witches proclaimed a long line of succession to Banquo, and his failure to dispose of Fleance has him worried to the point of hallucination. Banquo's ghost makes a couple of appearances at Macbeth's banquet, and Macbeth speaks aloud to it in front of all of his guests. Lady Macbeth is left to try and come up with an explanation for Macbeth's odd actions.
In addition, the absence of Macduff at the banquet has Macbeth assured that Macduff knows something is up. Not only does Macbeth now have to be concerned about Fleance eventually starting a line of kings, but Macbeth's own noblemen are out building armies to oppose him. The only solution he can think of is to revisit the witches for a clarification to his original prophecies.
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