Differences Between Macbeth And Banquo

Question 1

How does Banquo describe the witches and how does he react to them in that quote

Answer 1

‘ look not like inhabitants o’ th’ earth’

• ‘beards’
• he isn’t scared of them
• wonders if they are alive or not

Question 2

‘So Foul and fair a day i have not seen’

Answer 2

-first words are echoed

Question 3

How does macbeth react to the witches

Answer 3

-he wants to know more and is more passionate about it which is seen from his soliloquy

Question 4

Banquo says ‘why do you start and seem to fear’

Answer 4

-Macbeth’s flinch shows his reaction to being called the thane of Cawdor and being king

Question 5

How does Banquo show he is suspicious of Macbeth

Answer 5

-‘ I fear thou played’st most foully for’t’

Question 6

Background of witches

Answer 6

• witches were said to arise from humans having sex with demons so, Macbeth becomes obsessed with the amount of power he is gaining and in a way, he seems to become seduced by the idea of getting possessed as long as he gets what he wants, this then leads to mental illnesses as he ‘hallucinates’
• Banquo, however, is loyal to king Duncan and is a proud follower of God, even though he interacted with the witches, he chooses to try and stay away from these prophecies whereas Macbeth was warped right into it