What Are The Consequences Of Banquo's Downfall
“All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! (1.3.53) All Hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! (1.3.55)All hail, Macbeth, that thou shalt be King hereafter.” (1.3.57)These are the words said too Macbeth in the story Macbeth by William Shakespeare that would lead to his rise and downfall as King of Scotland.
Generals Macbeth and Banquo are approached by the Three Witches and are told of prophecies. They are: Macbeth would be King and Banquo would be father of future kings. At first, they are confused of what they were being told. Macbeth liked the idea but did not think of the consequences of what would happen if they came true. Banquo did not believe the witches and questioned if what they were saying would be a good thing or if …show more content…
He tells Macbeth “But ‘tis strange! And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betrays In deepest consequence.” Though Macbeth denies some time later that he was thinking of what they were saying, he has a conversation with Banquo. It consisted of ways to make the predictions come true. Banquo agrees to help Macbeth as long as it does not consist of no wrongdoing. Macbeth liked the idea of being king but when first heard of the Weird Sisters predictions he thought it odd, but as the predictions come true, he is slowly becoming ambitious to become king. He begins to have murderous thoughts but as much as he wants Duncan to be murdered, he doesn’t want to be the one to do it or see it. As a matter of fact, he didn’t actually believe he would become king because his cousin Duncan was king and he had two sons: Malcolm and Donalbain. The king announces that Malcolm would be the heir to the throne though everyone knew that but Macbeth saw that as a setback. Macbeth decided to write a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, about the Three Witches and their predictions. After she reads the letters, a messenger enters and tells her the king shall
Generals Macbeth and Banquo are approached by the Three Witches and are told of prophecies. They are: Macbeth would be King and Banquo would be father of future kings. At first, they are confused of what they were being told. Macbeth liked the idea but did not think of the consequences of what would happen if they came true. Banquo did not believe the witches and questioned if what they were saying would be a good thing or if …show more content…
He tells Macbeth “But ‘tis strange! And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betrays In deepest consequence.” Though Macbeth denies some time later that he was thinking of what they were saying, he has a conversation with Banquo. It consisted of ways to make the predictions come true. Banquo agrees to help Macbeth as long as it does not consist of no wrongdoing. Macbeth liked the idea of being king but when first heard of the Weird Sisters predictions he thought it odd, but as the predictions come true, he is slowly becoming ambitious to become king. He begins to have murderous thoughts but as much as he wants Duncan to be murdered, he doesn’t want to be the one to do it or see it. As a matter of fact, he didn’t actually believe he would become king because his cousin Duncan was king and he had two sons: Malcolm and Donalbain. The king announces that Malcolm would be the heir to the throne though everyone knew that but Macbeth saw that as a setback. Macbeth decided to write a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, about the Three Witches and their predictions. After she reads the letters, a messenger enters and tells her the king shall