King Duncan
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King Duncan is the benevolent and trusting King of Scotland whose murder by Macbeth sets off the tragic events in Shakespeare’s play "Macbeth."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Duncan canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ king ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Macbeth
ⓘ
opera adaptations of Macbeth ⓘ television adaptations of Macbeth ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Macbeth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| appoints | Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
legitimacy of rule
ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ regicide ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical King Duncan I of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
benevolent
ⓘ
trusting ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathLocation | Macbeth's castle at Inverness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | his murder initiates the central tragic conflict in Macbeth ⓘ |
| dramaticRole | foil to Macbeth's tyranny ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
father of Donalbain
ⓘ
father of Malcolm ⓘ father of an unnamed older son in some sources ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Elizabethan tragedy ⓘ |
| killedBy | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | good ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| occupation | King of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
generosity
ⓘ
kindness ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | 11th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
legitimate kingship
ⓘ
order and stability in Scotland ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | early 17th century ⓘ |
| title | King of Scotland ⓘ |
| trusts |
Macbeth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thane of Cawdor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOfFiction | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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