Banquo Act 2 Quotations

Question 1

Analyse the quotation - “I ________ last night of the _____ sisters”

Answer 1

Dreamed, weïrd

The adjective used to describe the witches is a representation of the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fate ‘Wyrd’, this not only links the witches to demons, since paganism was viewed as being linked to Satan, and further implies that they are predetermined to encounter the witches since they control fate.

Question 2

Analyse the quotation - “_________ clear”

Answer 2

Allegiance

This quotation shows Banquo’s hesitation to commit himself to prophecy unlike Macbeth, demonstrating how he is perhaps more intellectual or clear-headed than Macbeth, since he doesn’t trust demons.