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ghost at the feast

A presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories.

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  • After Banquo in Shakespeare's Macbeth; Macbeth murders Banquo, whose mutilated body subsequently appears at a feast as a ghost, unseen by all but Macbeth.
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