Duncan Flashcards
1
Q
‘He was a gentleman on whom I built
An absolute trust.’
A
- Duncan says how his closest friends betray him
2
Q
‘This Duncan / Hath borne in his faculties so meek, hath been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels’
A
- Macbeth says this when trying to decide whether he should kill Duncan or not
- We see Macbeth states how Duncan is a great man with good moral standards
- He compares Duncan to an angel, showing how much Macbeth admires him
3
Q
‘O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman’.
A
- This is how Duncan refers to Macbeth
- Conveys the respect Duncan has for Macbeth
