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Banquo In Macbeth

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In Macbeth, Fleance had the role of Banquo’s son in the play. I researched Fleance to see if he was a real life character. Hector Boece has presented Banquo and Fleance as fictional characters by historical facts. He was a historian philosopher who was trying to find evidence to prove that Banquo and his son Fleance were fictional characters. Shakespeare didn't elaborate on Fleance’s older year he only appears as a child in Macbeth because they didn’t want to take the focus of Macbeth in the play. “In 1722, however, Richard Hay, a Scottish historian, presented strong evidence that not only was James not a descendant of Fleance, but also that neither Fleance nor Banquo ever even existed.” (Revolvy). Richard Hay was also looking for evidence

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