Compare the reactions of Macbeth & Banquo to the witches

All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!

All hail Macbeth, hail that shalt be king hereafter!”

When Macbeth and Banquo first met the witches after defeated the army of rebels in Act 1, Sc.3, the witches told the above. These three predictions were the starter of the evil Macbeth’s rise and fall. Banquo has also heard these, but he had a different reaction. I am going to compare their reactions in order to find out their different characters.

When Macbeth first saw the witches, he was astonished. However, he showed out his intelligent of nobleman and general and calm down quickly. He asked the witches what they were. And he also asked about the three predictions, because he was curious, he wanted to know why he would become the Thane of Cardow or even king. The witches didn’t

After reading the speeches of Macbeth in Act 1, Sc.3, we knew Macbeth was an ambitious, calm general. He was curious and inquisitive, but he was also a careful person. He tried to calm down and to be unimpassioned after the witches suddenly appeared. He was also daring enough to contact with the witches, while normal people must be very scare. When the witches called him ‘thane of Cawdor’, he didn’t accept at once, because he knew the original was still here, it might be a trap to entrap him. So, he wanted to ask the witches more clearly.

Macbeth was completely confused, he didn’t know how he could be the Thane of Cawdor. Because he knew the original one was still alive. At this time, Ross and Angus, the envoy of King Duncan came. They told Macbeth and Banquo the original Thane of Cawdor was killed because of betraying King Duncan. And King D

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