Banquo
(in Shakespeare's Macbeth) a murdered thane whose ghost appears to Macbeth.
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Banquo is not so much a character as he is a dreaded symbol of what can go wrong.
The cloud of impeachment hangs over the markets—even Bitcoin is sinking | Bernhard Warner | January 11, 2021 | FortuneTaking up an apple, he becomes Banquo; taking up a doll he is Malcolm, son of slain King Duncan.
Madbeth: Alan Cumming Plays Almost Every Role in “Macbeth” | Liesl Schillinger | April 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBirnam wood seemed to come to Dunsinane, and Banquo's seed came in due time to inherit the throne the fates had reserved for them.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantSo that the bloody Banquo was not worthy to be compared to him.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume | Joseph Grego"I have been long paying my addresses to Lady Grizel Banquo," he said.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood | Arthur Griffiths
He lived in continual fear lest some of his relations should do by him as he had done by Duncan and Banquo.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands; | Hezekiah ButterworthMacbeth and Banquo rode on very much elevated in spirits, when one met them who informed them that the thane of Glamis was dead.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands; | Hezekiah Butterworth
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