Banquo

Question 1

‘Enter the ghost of Banquo’

Answer 1

The theme of this is the supernatural and guilt, Banquo was Macbeth’s best friend till Macbeth ordered to have him killed due to Macbeth’s greed for power. When only Macbeth can see Banquo it shows how part of Macbeth’s humanity is still there, which would make the audience feel empathy for Macbeth.

Question 2

‘O treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!
Thou may’st revenge – O slave!’

Answer 2

These lines are Banquo’s dying words, as he is slaughtered by the murderers Macbeth has hired in Act 3, scene 3. In his dying breaths, Banquo urges his son, Fleance, to flee to safety, and charges him to someday revenge his father’s death. This sets the stage how the play will end, when Macbeth realizes that the Witches’ prophecy will come true, and Banquo’s children will rule Scotland.