Banqou Overview Flashcards
What does Banqou represent?
Macbeths antithesis
Banqous symbolism
- Macbeths foil
- symbolic of man’s ability to resist temptation
How does Banqou react to the witches prophecy?
- “neither beg nor fear your favours nor your hate”
- indifferent and skeptical
- views them as they are-ragged old women
“Lesser than Macbeth, and greater,” “Not so happy, yet much happier,”
Banqou is morally strong and virtuous
Who is Banqou?
a brave noble whose sons are prophecies to become kings
Where does Banqous strength come from?
resisting temptation
What is Banqous prophecy?
to be “the root and father of many Kings”
How does Banqou appease a contemporary audience?
- “what can the devil speak true”
- witches are the agents of the devil
- supports Daemonologie
What are Banqous values inline with?
those of the christian church
How does Banqou call upon God for help in resisting temptation?
“merciful powers, restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature gives way to in respose”
Provide quotes to prove Banqou is noble.
- “royalty of nature”
- “thou shalt get kings”
- “keep my bosom franchised”
How is Banqou strategic?
his responses to the prophecies and non-committal language
How is Banqou resistive to evil?
exposed to evil but turns to God
How is Banqou aligned with Jesus?
- “i dream’d of the three weird sisters last night”
- jesus was tempted three times
- moral message about rejecting evil
How does Banqous relationship with macbeth progress?
- loyal friendship
- divided by the witches prophecy
- foil characters
- Banqou was overshadowed by macbeth
- murdered by Macbeth’s plot
What is Banqous relationship with the witches?
- suspicious of them
- the create friction between him and macbeth
What is Banqous relation with Fleance?
- very protective and affectionate
- “fly good fleance fly fly fly”
Banqous occurrence timeline.
- Banqou meets the witches 1.3
- Macbeth plots Banqous murder 3.1
- Banqou is murdered 3.3
- Banqou’s ghost 3.4
