Firstly Macduff arrives to bring his reign to an end, as a shield, his army cut down the trees of Dunsinane and used them as a disguise. After hearing this Macbeth feels immortal, unbeatable, as he has not looked far enough into the prophecies, this will bring the end of him. This sends Macbeth into hysterics, he seems overcome by the sight of Banquo, but is it really Banquo? Or Macbeth's guilty conscience? Towards the end of the story, Macbeth finds out that there are more prophecies, he cannot be killed by a man born of woman, and his reign will end when the wood of Dunsinane Hill comes towards him. There could be a number of reasons for this, one would be he is afraid of association with the witches, and if he told anyone, they may think he is crazy.read more. Even though Banquo knows about the witches, he doesn't tell anybody. When all of the people find out about Duncan's death, Banquo's suspicion grows even stronger, how can the witches speak true? Banquo's suspicion is shown in the following quote "Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all what the weird women promis'd and I fear, Thou play'dst most foully for't" This quote shows that Banquo is now suspicious of Macbeth, suspicious that the prophecies have not come true on their own, the have accumulated with the help of Macbeth. This shows he will even risk lives of other people to cover himself up. Once he kills Duncan, he frames the guards outside Duncan's quarters, and he even kills them himself in front of everyone to make the illusion that he is innocent. At the beginning of the story, Banquo is seen as an equal to Macbeth, both valiant warriors and both honourable, courageous Thanes.read more.Īt first he is not in favour of doing the deed to someone so honourable as King Duncan, but Lady Macbeth convinces him it is the right thing to do if he is to fulfil his ambitions. The character Banquo was based on a supposed descendant of James I, but all of his qualities are based on James. They were taken from a book called 'Demonology' which was written by King James I. The play Macbeth is deemed unlucky because the spells in the story are true. James I was interested in witchcraft and killed more "witches" than any other king.
William wrote this play for James I because he knew that he would be very interested and amused by the play. William Shakespeare wrote this play for King James I in 1606. Some might say that when Banquo dies, he plays the part of Macbeth's conscience. Although Banquo may appear a minor character in the play as he dies early through the plot, he plays an influential part throughout the rest of the story. He plays a person of integrity, honour and a man who has high morals to uphold.
What is the importance of Banquo in the Shakespeare's play Macbeth? Banquo is an important character in the play Macbeth.
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