| ‘restrain in me the cursed thoughts’ | Haunted by the same seductive fantasies of regicide as Macbeth. However he knows what is morally right and he withholds himself. |
| ‘If I grow, the harvest is your own’ | Rather than succumbing to dark thoughts o regicide, Banquo channels his energies into benefiting the king. |
| ‘Neither beg nor fear’ | There is a contrast between Macbeth and Banquo. Macbeth fully believes in the witches predictions, however Banquo is sceptical. |
| ‘I fear thou thou play’st most foully for it’ | Banquo suspected that Macbeth killed Duncan |
| ‘Quit my sigt’ | The ghost of Banquo destroys Macbeths dignified image |
Banquo Key quotes- GCSE Lit Macbeth
July 21, 2019