macbeth- duncan Flashcards
1
Q
kind but too trusting
A
he rewards macbeth for his loyalty
nobody has anything bad too say about duncan
doesnt suspect anything about macbeths plot and desbribes macbeth as “a gentlemen whom i built an absolute trust”
2
Q
shown as a good king
A
shakespeare uses duncan as a model king - kind honest and fair
macbeths reasoning for not killing him was he was a “good leader”
puts scotlands needs ahead of his own which contrasts with macbeth who is a bad king and puts his own selfish desires before his country
he is nurturing shown by plant imagery used by duncan - “ full of growing” and says he will “plant” macbeth
