Banquo Relationship

Banquo starts off as a friend of Macbeth but won't go down the witches dark path like Macbeth does. He is a foil to Macbeth.

Banquo has a son called Fleance.

To remember these facts, use the following mnemonic:

Banquo starts off as a friend of Macbeth

but won't go down the witches dark path like Macbeth does. He is a foil to Macbeth

Banquo's foil is attracting lots of fleas (has a son called Fleance).

Banquo's foil is attracting lots of leas (has a son called Fleance).