Banquo is the Thane of Lochaber, and is Macbeth’s right-hand man. He is of noble birth, and distantly related to Macbeth: His paternal grandmother, Raghnildr Eiriksdottir, was a Norse princess, fifth daughter of the King of Norway, and his mother was Dunclina MacAlpin, daughter of the High King Kenneth MacAlpin. He is a widower: his wife, Muldivana, was descended from the Thanes of Atholl, and died young. Banquo has one son, Fleance, who is in his early teens.

However, despite his exalted lineage, he is not a wealthy or powerful man. He lives in genteel poverty: although he always trys to act like a perfect gentleman, he barely has two coins to rub together, and in fact has to work for a living.

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