Banquo

Banquo is not so much a character as he is a dreaded symbol of what can go wrong.

Taking up an apple, he becomes Banquo; taking up a doll he is Malcolm, son of slain King Duncan.

Birnam wood seemed to come to Dunsinane, and Banquo's seed came in due time to inherit the throne the fates had reserved for them.

So that the bloody Banquo was not worthy to be compared to him.

"I have been long paying my addresses to Lady Grizel Banquo," he said.

He lived in continual fear lest some of his relations should do by him as he had done by Duncan and Banquo.

Macbeth and Banquo rode on very much elevated in spirits, when one met them who informed them that the thane of Glamis was dead.