At the start of the play, Banquo is Macbeth’s friend and is also a general in King Duncan’s army. Banquo suspects that the Witches may be tricking Macbeth and he is the first to suspect ...

Lurking beneath this military machine is a vulnerable boy who doesn’t want to cross his mommy. Even before Macbeth lays eyes on the ghost of Banquo at the banquet, he adopts a version of Hamlet ...