Banquo


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Banquo

his ghost appears to Macbeth at a banquet, sitting in Macbeth’s own seat. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare Macbeth]
See: Ghost

Banquo

principled and noble compatriot of Macbeth. [Br. Lit.: Macbeth]
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Principals were Ian McMath (Macbeth), Janet Butterworth (Lady Macbeth), Michael Ashroft (Duncan), Gerald Hoyle (Banquo), Nicholas Luker (Malcolm) and Malcolm Heap (Macduff) (Kirklees ref: ke13036, Examiner ref: 61-0158); SHE'S GOT IT: G B Shaw's Pygmalion, performed in March 1951 by HVGS Senior Dramatic Society.
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They're on hand during Banquo's ghost scene to make it more comical than ethereal, but it ends in dramatic style with him flying up to heaven.
Banquo's comments about the witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth will clarify this point.
Two victorious generals, Macbeth and Banquo, are accosted on a deserted heath by three mysterious witches, who prophetically hail Macbeth as thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor, and future king of Scotland and then tell Banquo that his sons will sit upon the throne.