FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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Banquo is suspicious ofMacbeth’s involvement.
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Banquo is happy forMacbeth’s success
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Banquo expresses delightthat the king is dead
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Banquo dismisses thewitches’ prophecies as coincidence
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Act 3, scene 1, Banquo’s soliloquy reveals that he is suspicious of Macbeth, who, in becoming king, has achieved all that the Witches promised for him. Banquo senses that Macbeth engaged in foul play in order to make the Witches’ prophecy come true.
Detailed explanation-2: -Banquo is suspicious of Macbeth because he knows the prophecy given to Macbeth by the three witches-that Macbeth is to be a thane. Macbeth, however, desires to become king. He believes the best way of accomplishing this is by killing King Duncan.
Detailed explanation-3: -By far, though, the most distrusting character is Macduff, who, up until this point in the play, has been a fairly unobtrusive character. He asks Macbeth why he killed the chamberlains, and later expresses his suspicion to Ross and the old man.
Detailed explanation-4: -Banquo’s short soliloquy has two purposes: It reminds the audience of the details of the Witches’ prophecy in Act I, and it reveals his own suspicion that Macbeth is Duncan’s murderer. Ironically, his tone also recalls the ambitious tone of Macbeth in earlier scenes.