Banquo Act 1 Quotations

Question 1

Analyse the quotation - “Instruments of _______- tell us _____”

Answer 1

Darkness, truths

The utilisation of a lack of pronouns for the witches and instead a noun demonstrates how the righteous view, which is embodied by Banquo, believes that witches and so called ‘sons of satan’ were not viewed as deserving to be compared with humans. Constrastingly, he refers to the words that they say as “truths”, demonstrating how despite his conscious telling hom that they are dangerous to listen to, he still has a part of him which attmepts to reason that what they are saying could be right. This is symbolic of the contemporary view that all humans struggle with sin, even the most righteous like Banquo.

Question 2

Analyse the quotation - “_____ Banquo”

Answer 2

Noble

The adjective utilised here demonstrates how Banquo is presented as equal to Macbeth. as they are both described as being noble, which could foreshadow Banquo’s place as Macbeth’s antithesis. Additionally, this implies that Banquo is righteous and perhaps a representation of the ideal King at that time.

Question 3

Analyse the quotation “Win us with honest _______, to betray’s in deepest ____________”

Answer 3

Trifles, consequences

This metaphor indicates how Banquo is wise and clear-headed, since he is able to tell, just from his first encounter with the witches that they are duplicitous, since they tell half-truths. They are accurate about small things but lie about the big picture.