My own humble opinion is that she was the third murderer, to aid her husband as she continually did throughout the play, and in her meddling she saw them kill Banquo, she aided them in killing Banquo, and therefore she'd seen the blood herself. Just as her husband before her, the actual act of holding a knife in her hands and being an essential part of the deed being done shook her. She mentions earlier that she didn't perform the murder of Duncan herself because he appeared like her father- this seemed a little too much like an excuse to me. So, if this is how events actually unfolded, then it may just be that the killing of Banquo had the same affect on her as the murder of Duncan had on Macbeth - at least immediately. That could have been the reason that ultimately led to her demise, but of course this is just my opinion.
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