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The Integrity Of Banquo In Shakespeare's Macbeth

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Throughout the play, Banquo demonstrated honor and integrity. He was a valiant soldier who also met the three witches with Macbeth. As the witches explained the prophecy of Banquo and Macbeth, Macbeth was eager to know more as Banquo was just happy to hear the good news. They are both ambitious but Banquo took a separate path than Macbeth and didn’t take action on those ambitions, instead he let the future play out by itself. He continued to his casual life and didn’t change after he had heard the witches prophecy explaining how he would be less than Macbeth, but much happier, as his sons will become kings. He was attached to his morals and remained guilt free as there was nothing for him to be guilty of. Banquo talks to Macbeth in Act 2

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