Differences And Similarities Between Macbeth And Banquo

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Macbeth, by William Shakespeare published in 1623, is a play about a courageous soldier, Macbeth, and his power-hungry wife, Lady Macbeth. Beginning with Macbeth and Banquo receiving mysterious predictions from three witches that he would become King of Scotland and Banquo would become the hearth of lineage of future Kings. From this in the beginning of Act Three, Banquo begins to raise his suspicions concerning the murder of King Duncan and he develops a belief that his best friend and now King, Macbeth, was the one who committed it. Macbeth also, develops suspicions about his best friend, as well in relation to the prophecy they received with their first encounter with the weird sisters. Although these two characters are similar because they

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