Banquo

Question 1

Banquo is sceptical about the Witches’ appearance as he thinks they look more like men than women. He immediately shows a sense of mistrust towards them.

Answer 1

Banquo is sceptical about the Witches’ appearance as he thinks they look more like men than women. He
immediately shows a sense of mistrust towards them.
“You should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so” – Act 1:3

Question 2

Banquo is sceptical, questioning if the Witches are illusions that he is seeing. Compare this to Macbeth who is far too trusting of what the Witches say.

Answer 2

“Are ye fantastical, or that indeed which outwardly ye show?” – Act 1:3

Question 3

Banquo is sceptical about Macbeth becoming king, suspecting wrong doing. Perhaps he is thinking that Macbeth has murdered King Duncan.

Answer 3

“I fear, thou played’st most foully for’t” – Act 3:1

Question 4

Banquo will obey the orders from his new king Macbeth to show his loyalty, even though he mistrusts how Macbeth became king in the first place.

Answer 4

“which my duties are with a most indissoluble tie forever knit.” – Act 3:1

Question 5

Macbeth has decided he will kill Banquo to prevent Banquo’s children from becoming kings.

Answer 5

“It is concluded. Banquo, thy soul’s flight, if it find heaven, must find it out to-night.” – Act 3:1