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Banquo's role, especially in the banquet ghost scene, has been subject to a variety of mediums and interpretations. Shakespeare's text states: "Enter Ghost of Banquo, and sits in Macbeth's place." [32] Several television versions have altered this slightly, having Banquo appear suddenly in the chair, rather than walking onstage and into it.
The Ghost of Christmas Past is a fictional character in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The Ghost is one of three spirits that appear to miser Ebenezer Scrooge to offer him a chance of redemption. Following a visit from the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, Scrooge receives nocturnal visits from three Ghosts ...
The Victorians believed ghosts had the power to see the future, including people's deaths, and in the novella the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come reveals to Scrooge his death. [13] The Spirit shows Scrooge that his future fate is not set in stone or written on his gravestone but can be changed – by changing his actions in the present. The ...
With the Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge witnesses a family party, and the narrator explains: "They didn't devote the whole evening to music. After a while they played at forfeits; for it is ...
Duncan's sons Malcolm and Donalbain have fled, in which Macbeth is crowned the new king of Scotland. Worried that Banquo's descendants would rule Scotland, Macbeth invites Banquo to a royal banquet. He sends two men to successfully murder Banquo, but his son Fleance escapes. At the banquet, Macbeth becomes haunted after seeing Banquo's ghost.
A ghost story is any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The "ghost" may appear of its own accord or be summoned by magic .
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But when his boss Scrooge (Michael Caine) prioritizes money over family, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future to teach him the meaning of the holiday. This ...