Banquo
Americannoun
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Squandered in this effort are the exertions of actors such as Amber Gray, playing Banquo, and Paul Lazar, as Duncan and the Porter.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
“It pays homage to both the cinematic and the theatrical traditions that this play has sat in,” said Bertie Carvel, who plays Banquo.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Though his Malcolm tracks nicely with the one in “Macbeth,” Banko doesn’t really line up with Banquo.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
Verdi’s chorus of witches does, indeed, gaudily set the scene by opening the drama with cackling weirdness, forecasting the futures of Macbeth and his fellow general, Banquo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2016
Giovanni was destined, in a way, to play the part of Banquo to the Magnificent's Macbeth, had there been a Florentine prophet to tell him, "Thou shalt get kings though thou be none."
From The Story of Florence by Edmund G. Gardner
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