Kingship Flashcards

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King Duncan embodies the traits of a good king

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  • “Go pronounce his present death, and with his former title greet Macbeth”
  • “O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!”
  • “The lords anointed temple” - Macduff
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Duncan is gullible / to trusting

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  • “The service and the loyalty I owe, in doing it, pays itself”
    -“Your highness”
  • “Fair and noble hostess, we are your guest tonight”
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Macbeth is a tyrant

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  • “Those he commands move only in command, Nothing in love”
  • “Black Macbeth”
    -“Tyrant”
  • “Devil”
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Macbeth does not care for anyone anymore, not even his wife

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“She should have died hereafter.”

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macduff is a good royal subject

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“O horror, horror, horror!!! […] Awake, awake! Ring the alarum-bell”

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Macduff promises a better future; His motives stem from PATRIOTISM / JUSTICE

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“O Scotland, Scotland! O nation miserable, with an untitled tyrant bloody-sceptered, when shalt thou see thy wholesome days again”

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