Macbeth 3.1, Banquo

Based on your knowledge from Global Studies and the color choices here, the banner that Banquo looks at while giving his speech about Macbeth is intended to help characterize King Macbeth in the Amazon Prime production as:

• tyrannical

• altruistic

• weak

• humble

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When Banquo addresses Macbeth in his imaginary conversation with him, he says, "Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, / As the weird women promised."

Who are the weird women?

• Lady Macbeth

• the witches from Act 1

• Scottish goddesses

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What does Banquo mean when he says, "[Macbeth] hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all/ [...] and I fear / [Macbeth] play'dst most foully for't"?

• Banquo believes Macbeth will be unlucky now that he is King of Scotland

• Banquo believes that Macbeth did something dishonest to become King

• Banquo believes Macbeth will do anything to keep his new power

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When Banquo says, "Yet it was said / [the throne] should not stand in thy posterity / But that myself should be the root and father / Of many kings," Banquo means:

• He will kill Macbeth and become king himself

• He and his children will produce a line of kings

• His son Fleance will end Macbeth's life and become king

• Macbeth will die without an heir to take his place

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***You need to have watched the rest of 3.1 to answer these questions.

What big event are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth going to be hosting later that evening?

• a dinner party

• a hunting party

• a ceremony honoring Banquo's service

• a vigil honoring the late King Duncan

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Macbeth announces that he hears that King Duncan's sons, Malcolm & Donalbain, are living "in England and in Ireland, not confessing / their cruel parricide, filling their hearers / with strange invention."

The suffix -cide means "an act of killing." So, what is parricide?

• the killing of a king

• the killing of a parent

• the killing of a stranger

• the killing of a god

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What does Macbeth mean when he says that Malcolm & Donalbain are "in England and in Ireland, not confessing / their cruel parricide, filling their hearers / with strange invention" ?

• Malcolm & Donalbain are talking about how frightened they are

• Malcolm & Donalbain are talking about the strange prophecy that the witches had delivered to Macbeth & Banquo

• Malcolm & Donalbain are telling made-up stories about who killed their father (probably that Macbeth did)

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Why does Macbeth want to know so much about Banquo's journey with his son Fleance?

• Banquo is Macbeth's BFF; he's just interested!

• Macbeth is worried that Banquo will miss his dinner party

• Macbeth is concerned that Banquo is trying to escape and join forces with Malcolm or Donalbain

• Macbeth wants more information about Banquo's movements so that the assassins Macbeth's hired have an easier time finding and killing Banquo that evening

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After everyone leaves, Macbeth delivers a soliloquy (a speech with no one else on stage). We get to hear a lot about what is on Macbeth's mind. He says, "To be thus is nothing, / But to be safely thus....."

What is "thus"?

• alive

• king

• in the witches' favor

• blessed

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The rest of Macbeth's speech is all about why he fears Banquo. Based on the earlier part of the scene, should Macbeth be somewhat fearful of Banquo?

• Yes—Banquo is suspicious of how Macbeth go to be king!

• No—Banquo loves and trusts his best friend!

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