Banquo Flashcards

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“Lesser than Macbeth and greater”

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Banquo is lesser than Macbeth in status as he will not be king, but morally he is greater than Macbeth and will be an ascendant of a long line of kings

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“Myself should be the root and father of many kings”

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According to the witches prophecy, banquo will be the father of a long line of kings. Similarly to Macbeth, he is ambitious for this, but unlike Macbeth he doesn’t do anything about it as he isn’t driven by his ambition

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