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Lord Banquo (/ˈbæŋkwoʊ/ BANG-kwoh), the Thane of Lochaber, is a semi-historical character in William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth. In the play, he is at first an ally of Macbeth (both are generals in the King's army) and they meet the Three Witches together. After prophesying that Macbeth will become king, the witches tell Banquo that he will not be…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Banquo | Affiliation | Macbeth | 1.00 | infobox |
| Banquo | Created by | William Shakespeare | 1.00 | infobox |
| Banquo | Family | Fleance (son) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Banquo | is a | accomplice to Macbeth in the murder of the king | 0.90 | text |
| David Bevington generally consider them fictional characters invented by Boece | instance of | and scholars | 0.80 | text |
| Banquo | related to Foil to Macbeth | Many | 0.60 | section |
| Banquo | related to Foil to Macbeth | Macbeth | 0.60 | section |
| Banquo | related to Foil to Macbeth | Three Witches | 0.60 | section |
| Banquo | related to Foil to Macbeth | Whereas Macbeth | 0.60 | section |
| Banquo | related to Foil to Macbeth | This | 0.60 | section |
| Banquo | related to Foil to Macbeth | Duncan | 0.60 | section |
| Banquo | related to Foil to Macbeth | There's | 0.60 | section |
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