Banquo

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  • Banquo
    • honourable
      • Banquo is a thane, he's there when witches make first prophecies
      • praised for his courage in battle
        • "a wisdom that doth guide his valour"
          • he thinks before he acts and does what is right
      • Banquo is ambitous and hopes the witches prophecies come true
        • he doesn't act on the prophecies
          • Banquo isn't corrupted by his ambition
      • Banquo chooses to keep his "allegiance clear"
        • more important to him than power and glory
    • doesn't trust witches
      • behaves rationally where he meets the witches
        • questions if they are real
      • tells the witches "neither beg nor fear/Your favours" but is still intrigues
        • admits he had "dreamt last night of the three weird sisters" still thinking about the predictions
      • aware witches could be "fantastical"
    • he doesn't act to protect himself
      • suspects Macbeth murdered duncan
      • Macbeth sees Banquo as a threat.
        • "O, treachery!" didn't suspect that amcbeth would betray him
    • Macbeth is haunted by Banquo's ghost which shows how guilty Macbeth feel
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