Comparing Macbeth And Banquo's Differences On The Witches

Macbeth and Banquo’s Differences on the Witches
Since the beginning of Macbeth, Banquo is seen as Macbeths’ closet friend. They both meet the witches together for the first time; before meeting them they were honest and loyal to each other and their king. After the witches told them of their prophecies Macbeth started to change that, even though Banquo told him to be cautious of these. Both of them have different views on the witches and their prophecies as Macbeth becomes greedy and his ambition of wanting them becomes overbearing, while Banquo is very cautious, and mindful of these, he is even trying to warn Macbeth of them.
The main difference between Macbeth’s and Banquo’s reaction to the prophecies the witches have for them, is that Macbeth wants them to become true and acts on them as Banquo is cautious of how they will happen for him. Banquo remains patience with the prophecies and does not give into his greedy ambitions, unlike …show more content…
Banquo was uneasy and indifferent, while Macbeth took them seriously, and wanted more. Banquo was still stuck on what he had just heard. He wanted Macbeth to be on guard of these predictions from the witches, even though the fulfillment of one of these prophecies effects a change in both of them. Even with Banquo wanting him to be cautious, Macbeth is still excited and serious about the prophecies as Banquo is still suspicious.
Banquo starts to have terrible dreams and begins to doubt them. “He senses that the Witches are evil and thus not to be relied on. He warns Macbeth that ‘oftentimes, to win us to our harm, / The instruments of Darkness tell us truths" (Boyce). As Banquo remains cautious about these prophecies, Macbeth has other plans to make sure these prophecies come true. Macbeth and his wife’s ambition and greed of wanting the power the witches said they would have grows and becomes dangerous to everyone around them, including