Banquo Character Profile

Question 1

Banquo: Noble

Answer 1

How — He is kind and caring, loyal and trustworthy
Quote — “royalty of nature.. wisdom.. valour” (A3, S1)
Analysis — Banquo has nobility that makes Macbeth afraid of him

Question 2

Banquo: Questioning

Answer 2

How — Like Macbeth, he is ambitious, he thinks more carefully about the consequences of any action
Quote — “honest trifles” passage in Act 1, Scene 3
Analysis — Banquo realises that the prophecies only reveal part of the truth of what’s to come