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 ...

Rather, he gains it by treacherously killing his king, here a silent role, and his closest comrade Banquo, whose lineage is prophesied to rule ever after. In the end, Macbeth is undone not by ...