Banquo

Question 1

Act 1 scene 3 “Can the devil speak true?”

Answer 1

Shakespeare uses a metaphor and a rhetorical question to show that Banquo doesn’t trust the witches which contrasts from Macbeth who does trust them.
Themes-supernatural to show that you should never trust witches
Context- Jacobean’s didn’t trust witches

Question 2

(Act 1 scene 3) “ instruments of darkness tell us truths”

Answer 2

Uses a metaphor to show that the witches will tell the truth at first for people to gain their trust but then they will eventually misguide people.
Themes- supernatural as Banquo believes they are terrible
Context- Jacobean’s distrusted witches

Question 3

(Act 2 scene 1) “In heaven their candles are all out”

Answer 3

Banquo realises something is strange and off which is shown by the hyperbole used by Shakespeare’ candled are all out”
Themes- supernatural as Macbeth is about to turn the natural order upside down
Context- divine right of kings