Banquo
Banquo is a character in Shakespeare's *Macbeth*—a Scottish nobleman and military companion to Macbeth who is murdered after witches prophesy that his descendants will be kings.
His ghost famously appears at a banquet to haunt the guilty Macbeth.
The name sometimes appears in allusions to haunting reminders of past wrongs: The scandal was the Banquo's ghost at every campaign event.
Practitioners of dark magic
- foretellingAnnouncing future events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- fatePredetermined course of events
- predictionForecast of coming events
descendants · kings · heirs · vision · weird sisters · heath · riddle · future
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
visitation · supernatural · ethereal · manifestation · bloody · wounds · accusation · hallucination
Feudal lord of Scotland
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- noblemanMale of aristocratic rank
- fatherMale parent
- generalWidespread, not specialized
companion · heir · lineage · dynasty · succession · descendant · ancestry · progeny
Murder of a prominent figure
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- darknessTotal absence of light
victim · conspiracy · Macbeth · elimination · threat · silencing · innocence · plot
Devoted loyalty maintained
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
trustworthiness · nobility · virtue · constancy · fealty · duty · conscience · steadfastness
witches
Practitioners of dark magic
- foretellingAnnouncing future events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- fatePredetermined course of events
prediction · descendants · kings · heirs · vision · weird sisters · heath · riddle · future · portent
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
banquet · visitation · supernatural · ethereal · manifestation · bloody · wounds · accusation · hallucination · guilt
thane
Feudal lord of Scotland
general · companion · heir · lineage · dynasty · succession · descendant · ancestry · progeny · royal line
assassination
Murder of a prominent figure
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- betrayalBreaking of trust
darkness · victim · conspiracy · Macbeth · elimination · threat · silencing · innocence · plot · secrecy
faithfulness
Devoted loyalty maintained
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
integrity · trustworthiness · nobility · virtue · constancy · fealty · duty · conscience · steadfastness · moral