Banquo thinks upon his own destiny as foretold by the Witches. If Macbeth is now king, Banquo is sure to father future kings.
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The Tragedy of Macbeth was likely written around 1604 to celebrate the newly-crowned King James I of England, who was descended from one of Macbeth’s noble victims, Banquo. It is Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, probably because the only text we have was a performance adaptation cut by Thomas Heywood. Macbeth’s ambition turns into pure evil at breakneck speed, as his paranoia mounts and one murder spawns many more.
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