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Macbeth (and Banquo's ghost)
Macbeth
also: Banquo's ghost
The Scottish king of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth; the allusion in Act One is specifically to Banquo's ghost, which appears to the guilty Macbeth at his feast's most celebratory moment — Lorán uses the image for any unbidden reminder that disrupts happiness.
Reading notes
- Only a Joke §1 Macbeth's ghost
A reference to the ghost of Banquo in Shakespeare's Macbeth, which appears to the guilty king at his worst moments; Lorán uses it to mean an unbidden, disturbing reminder that shatters a good hour.