Banquo- Page 23, Act 1 Scene 3
"That, trusted home,
Might yet enkindle you unto the crown,
Besides the Thane of Cawdor. But 'tis strange.
And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,
The instruments of darkness tell us truths,
Win us with honest trifles , to betray's
In deepest consequence."
In this quote Banquo is basically telling Macbeth just to watch out. Because the three witched have given them both great news and one of Macbeth's has already come true.The witches have told them the future which he feels is really strange. He tells Macbeth not to be so anxious to be in power and just to wait for it to happen on its own. Banquo also says that evil things (the witches) sometimes tells us part of the truth to lead us to destruction. They earn our trust by telling us the truth but then hurt us by betraying us when it'll be at our deepest consequence. Banquo warns Macbeth to not do anything worth regretting and nothing bad just to become king.
This quote matters because it introduces Macbeth's want and greed to become king which then leads to him killing Duncan. Also this quote displays Banquo's care toward Macbeth and how he wants to watch after Macbeth and warn him even though he is very happy for him. Banquo's quote also displays Banquo's personality and how he likes to reason and think about the consequences before doing. This quote is also important because foreshadows the many regretful and evil things Macbeth will do throughout the book which will soon backfire on him.
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I like your interpretation of the quote. I agree with it as well. Macbeth's greed makes him make the terrible decisions he makes. He never takes the signs of 'watch out' because something is eventually something bad is going to come his way.
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