Banquo

• ACT 1, SCENE 3


  -this is where him and Macbeth meet the witches

  -they are both equal to each other
• th'inhabitants o'th'earth and yet you are on't?'

  'you should be women'

  'so withered and so wild in their attire'


  -this shows how Banquo may be skeptical of the witches, 'should be women'

  -skeptical

  -alliteration of 'w', sounds like the wind, reflects how evil and eerie the situation is

  -it also displays his confusion by the question

  -his reaction is different to macbeth's, this could foreshadow how they are going to go separate ways
• if you could look into the seeds of time'


  -demanding of the witches

  -this demand could reflect his jealousy of macbeth getting his prophecy

  -theme of nature: 'seeds' reflects how nature may control everything

  -this reflects christian beliefs at the time
• what can the devil speak true?

  'have we eaten this insane root?'

  -the questions hint at the confusion that they are feeling

  -BANQUO thinks that they have gone mad
• thou shalt get kings, though thou shalt be none'


  banquo's prophecies
• ACT 1, SCENE 4

  -this is where the king congratulate BANQUO and MACBETH for their efforts in fighting

  -their friendship is still even
• noble banquo'

  'true, worthy banquo'


  equal with macbeth, as macbeth recieves similar praise
• their candles are all out'

  Banquo talking with fleance

  this is a metaphor for there being no stars in the sky

  it also represents the mood (macbeth murdering duncan)

  pathetic fallacy

  darkness is a symbol of evil
• she goes down at 12'


  'she'- is the moon

  it shows that banquo is skeptical, and knowing that something isn't right
• to you they have shown some truth'


  talking with macbeth

  shows banquo's jealousy and macbeth's prophecies

  they are now not equal, their relationship dynamics have changed
• keep my bosom franchised and allegiance clear'


  Banquo is valuing morality and conscience over ambition.

  He is refusing to change

  this could foreshadow macbeth's change in his mind 'my mind is full of scorpions
• i fear thou play'dst most foully for it'

  'thou has't it now'


  Banquo is growing in suspisions of Macbet

  He is very jealous
• thou mayst revenge'

  'fly fleance'


  -realisation that macbeth is the one that killed him

  -despite his murder, the witches prophecies still may come true

  -this signifies that the witches predictions remain true, foreshadowing whats yet to come (birnam wood coming towards macbeth etc.)