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Who was banquo and Macbeth based on?
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Who was banquo and Macbeth based on?

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Shakespeare borrowed the character of Banquo from Holinshed's Chronicles, a history of Britain published by Raphael Holinshed in 1587. In Chronicles Banquo is an accomplice to Macbeth in the murder of the king, rather than a loyal subject of the king who is seen as an enemy by Macbeth.

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they are based off real people by those names who has actually klled the scottish king named duncan

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