Second time around, I saw Macbeth kill Banquo in the dingy bar. Banquo eventually came out from behind the bar, bloody. He and the bartender shared a drink, which they both spit on the floor. Then Banquo stumbled out, with me (and many others) following.
I was really close to him. As we went up the stairs, he actually started leaning on me for support. He turned to look directly at me, with an expression that conveyed that what he was about to say was the most important thing in his life (or afterlife). And he whispered, as if it was taking all his strength, so only I could hear.
You. Find. Macbeth. You find Macbeth. And you. Kill. Macbeth.
After we got up the stairs, we went down the hall, and into a small room with an odd little staircase in it. He went up the stairs, but the audience were prevented from following by a Black Mask. He stared at us over the balcony, then pointed urgently to a door across the room, and hissed, in a loud stage whisper, "Go. Go! GO!"
We went. And found ourselves in the main hall, in the midst of the banquet scene, with Banquo's Ghost just about to make his entrance.
Banquo's Ghost
I was really close to him. As we went up the stairs, he actually started leaning on me for support. He turned to look directly at me, with an expression that conveyed that what he was about to say was the most important thing in his life (or afterlife). And he whispered, as if it was taking all his strength, so only I could hear.
You. Find. Macbeth.
You find Macbeth. And you. Kill. Macbeth.
After we got up the stairs, we went down the hall, and into a small room with an odd little staircase in it. He went up the stairs, but the audience were prevented from following by a Black Mask. He stared at us over the balcony, then pointed urgently to a door across the room, and hissed, in a loud stage whisper, "Go. Go! GO!"
We went. And found ourselves in the main hall, in the midst of the banquet scene, with Banquo's Ghost just about to make his entrance.