Relationship Between Banquo And Macbeth

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A very prominent relationship throughout the play is that between Banquo and Macbeth. In this production I noticed that Banquo seemed very solid in stance when on her own or performing her solo lines, but when around Macbeth her body language became less certain and she seemed to question herself or turn to Macbeth. This showed a lot about Banquo and her opinion and relationship with Macbeth because due to the fact that she valued his opinion she would turn to him and become uncertain in her own opinion because of him. At least from the actors actions and inflection that is what I interpreted about these characters.
An objective that really intrigued me was that of the three witches in the vision, I believe, directly before Macbeth’s murder

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