Banquo
noun
Ban·quo
ˈbaŋ-(ˌ)kwō 
ˈban-
ˈban-
: a murdered Scottish thane in Shakespeare's Macbeth whose ghost appears to Macbeth
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The conceit comes into its own in the scenes featuring supernatural elements (the witches, Banquo’s ghost) and during Lady Macbeth’s descent into madness, when eerie vocal echoes are overlaid on the dialogue.
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Houman Barekat, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
When Banquo materializes at a dinner Macbeth is hosting, unseen by any of the guests or by Lady Macbeth, Maler has Tahir and Robinson stand on the table, facing each other like combatants about to wage battle.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
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Houman Barekat, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
When Banquo materializes at a dinner Macbeth is hosting, unseen by any of the guests or by Lady Macbeth, Maler has Tahir and Robinson stand on the table, facing each other like combatants about to wage battle.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
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“Banquo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Banquo. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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