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Although Banquo and Macbeth's reaction to the witches are almost identical there are some key differences in their reactions that greatly reveal their characteristics They key difference between the way they respond to the prophecies lie in the fact that Macbeth chose to take action in their predictions giving into his overriding ambition whereas Banquo did not give into his ambition the same way as Macbeth but remained quite skeptical Both of these men have a lot in common but seeing how they reacted to the prophecies highly emphasized their characteristics The witches appearance were a supernatural segment in the play they have the appearance of a woman but Banquo questioned their gender because of their beards Those unusual characteristics of the witches sparked intrigue and mystery because their appearance usually cue a big type of change or transition for whichever human is involved Macbeth Speak if you can What are you First Witch All hail Macbeth hail to thee
