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1)Did Macbeth and Banquo ever have a true friendship? Discuss using evidence from the text to support your answer.
2)What affected their friendship so drastically? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
3)Predict- Will Macbeth be able to keep his mask in place throughout the entire play? Use evidence from what we’ve read so far to strengthen your prediction.

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MsLit
1. Macbeth and Banquo did have a true friendship, before the action with the witches came up. You can tell that they are close, and have been for a long time, because of the way everyone talks about their fighting and their friendship. Also, Banquo refers to Macbeth as "My noble partner", and Macbeth treats Banquo as a friend and an equal through the first act.

2. The witches' prophecies affected their friendship the most. When Macbeth realizes that Banquo's sons will be kings instead of his own he stops trusting Banquo and starts plotting to have him eliminated. Macbeth, after killing Duncan, says "To be thus is nothing; But to be safely thus.--Our fears in Banquo Stick deep." In this quote Macbeth knows that he is safe as king, but he is not "safely" king, meaning his children and line won't take up the crown until Banquo is killed too. 

3. As a prediction, Macbeth will not be able to keep up the mask through the whole play. Even before killing Duncan he is unable to keep his mind made up about doing it. He tells Lady Macbeth "We will proceed no further in this business: He hath honour'd me of late." This shows that even though he had made up his mind, he was trying to change it. This shows that he does not have the consistency of character to keep his mask up through the whole play. 
mcarc09

After reading and analyzing the characters from the tragedy "Macbeth," we can answer the questions in the following manner:

  1. Macbeth and Banquo used to have a true friendship, but it was doomed by the witches's prophecy. Macbeth is called a "noble partner" by Banquo, and they treat each other with respect in the beginning.
  2. The prophecy by witches affects their relationship. They tell the two men first that Macbeth will be king, second that Banquo's sons will inherit the throne. Ambitious Macbeth decides to eliminate Banquo and his sons because "To be thus is nothing; But to be safely thus.--Our fears in Banquo Stick deep."
  3. Macbeth will not be able to keep his mask in place. He is constantly changing his mind about the plans to achieve his goals. As he says, "We will proceed no further in this business: He hath honour'd me of late."

Who is Macbeth?

Macbeth is the main character in Shakespeare's play, based on the real life Macbeth, who was king of Scotland.

In the play, he is characterized as an ambitious man who is willing to do anything to become king. He even kills the king himself as well his friends, all in pursuit of the throne.

However, fear of losing the crown and the regret for the crimes he commits trouble Macbeth's mind. In the end, he is unable to stop fate.

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