The Similarities Between Macbeth And Banquo's

After Macbeth has successfully gained the throne, he goes to the witches for another prophecy because he wants his sons to gain the throne instead of Banquo’s. Macbeth found out his prophecy in the form of apparitions which were ‘cooked up’ by the witches in a cauldron. one witch shows him a crowned child which means beware Macduff, the second which shows him a bloody child which means no man born of a woman can harm him, and the third which shows an armed head which means nothing shall overcome Macbeth until the Great Birnam Woods move. Macbeth’s interpretation of these prophecies leave him unworried. “That will never happen. Who can command the forest and make the trees pull their roots out of the earth?” (4.1.98-99). The audience notices
that Macbeth has just quickly overlooked important prophecies told by the witches. This is significant because it is important to remember what was said earlier how supernatural forces greatly impact the lives of people who interact with them. Macbeth then demands to know if Banquo’s sons will ever reign the kingdom. After the witches respond that Macbeth should know no more, Macbeth curses the witches, which is a huge mistake; it also continues to show the significance of Macbeth being led by evil because he is cursing a supernatural thing which is above him. Macbeth is then shown one final apparition. Eight kings march across with the last one holding a mirror, and the ghost of Banquo at the very end. The mirror is significant because it symbolizes the infinite line of Banquo’s sons as king (if you put two mirrors facing each other, you get an infiniteness of whatever is in-between).