Macbeth

In this piece of blog writing, I will talk about a very special character from the infamous play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

This is of course, Sir Banquo!

They say that Banquo is in fact a borrowed character bu Shakespeare. His true identity lies in the Macbeth story of Raphael Holinshed. Nevertheless, I think Banquo is one of the most complete characters in this play. 

In the beginnin of the tale, Banquo is with Macbeth when the three Weird Sisters make their predictions. Banquo is sentenced to live a king-less life, but the Sisters emphasize that his kin will later be kings. This first revelation that Banquo´s children will inherir the Scottish throne will determine the outcome of the play through Macbeth´s actions. 

Let us state that Banquo is also a very ambitious character. But what makes him different from Macbeth? That Banquo never acts. He refrains himself from doing stupid things and keeps in mind that his children will someday be kings. 

Poor Banquo never realised how dangerous Macbeth could be. The main character of the play is overdriven by his desire an lust for power and kills one of his best friends and noble men. 

Because of Macbeth´s atrocious actions, he is haunted until his death by the ghost of Banquo. He appears during the return of Macbeth to the Sisters and also on the banquet. 

It will never be known if Banquo´s ghost was actually real or just a product of Macbeth´s imaginations. But one thing we can assert, it was real FOR Macbeth.