3) Pick one character from the first act and write a "Character Profile" of that character. Tell us what you know about them, what you think will be their role in the play, and what you think about them as a character. Do you like them? Identify with them? Do they teach us anything?

Master William Shakespeare introduces to the audiences many interesting characters in Act I of Macbeth. However, the one character that I am most intrigued in is Macbeth’s best friend, Banquo. In my own opinions, Banquo is a noble, loyal and brave general in the Scottish kingdom. When the witches tell him that his children will eventually inherit the thrown of king, he remains very reasonable and calm and actually does not believe in this prediction as he says “The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them. Whither are they vanished?” which demonstrates that Banquo does not even believe that there is such a thing as “witches”.  In contrast, Macbeth not only believes in the prediction but also reacts in a devious manner, which tells us that he is seriously influenced by the witches’ prophecies. Banquo suddenly realizes the change inside of his best friend, Macbeth, and even goes on to tell him that “The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray ’s In deepest consequence”. From this quote, we detect that Banquo is a character who is driven by conscience rather than personal ambition and desires. Based on these noble qualities of Banquo, I think he will be the biggest rival of Macbeth in the future Acts. Compared to Macbeth, Banquo represents loyalty, reality and honesty. Those traits make this character more reliable and a more dependable leader of the oppositions. As the witches predicted, his son will eventually defeats King Macbeth and takes over the crown. I personally believe that this prediction foreshadows the ending of the story; this is very likely that King Macbeth will either be assassinated or defeated by one of Banquo’s sons. As a result, a more dependable and reliable leader will emerge to rule the entire Scottish kingdom.