SH+P5+Banquo+(King+James+cousin)

**Meagan Poarch: Historical- ** Banquo is one of the main characters from William Shakespeare’s //Macbeth// created in 1606. Not only is Banquo from //Macbeth//, he is from Raphael Holinshed’s //Chronicles of England// from 1587.(Spradley) From the chronicles, Shakespeare somewhat borrowed that character Banquo. In the play //Macbeth//, Banquo is introduced to the witches with Macbeth where he learns that he will not come to power like Macbeth will. As the play continues, some jealousy comes between Macbeth and Banquo, so Banquo ends up getting murdered by Macbeth. Later on in the play, Banquo returns to Macbeth as a ghost. This stirs up from trouble for Macbeth at a feast in front of many higher figures of society.
 * Aim- Luke Kinnison **
 * Audience- Sam Fennema **
 * Cultural- Katie Smead **
 * Historical- Meagan Poarch **


 * Banquo **


 * Sam Fennema: Audience- Banquo was an important figure in Macbeth’s military career. Banquo was Macbeth’s partner in military conquests against the enemy Norway. Banquo led in many battles in the war between Sweden and Norway, and was Macbeth’s equal and friend. As Macbeth arose to power Banquo was equal no more, at least in Macbeth’s point of view. **


 * Katie Smead: Cultural- **


 * Luke Kinnison: Aim- In act one, when the three witches tell Macbeth that he is to become king, Banquo is angered by this because they did not talk to him about his future. The witches respond by saying, **


 * First Witch **
 * Lesser than Macbeth, and greater. **
 * Second Witch **
 * Not so happy, yet much happier. **


 *  This is like saying that when Macbeth becomes king, he will not be as great as Macbeth, but he will be greater than he is already. They are also saying that he will not be as happy as Macbeth when he becomes king but he will be happier than he already is. Just by reading and hearing the greed in Banquo’s voice when he asks for the witches to talk about his future, a person can tell he does not like how Macbeth will still be greater than he will. This will cause a rivalry between two great and powerful men that both want to have power. **


 * The Three Witches **