What Makes King Duncan A Good Ruler

His conscience also doesn't spare him when he does anything wrong. Two years ago when he was unsuccessful in saving a drowning girl, it haunts him. His conscience bites him that he could have saved one life. This shows that Duncan is a nice person and is willing to save anyone. Also Duncan is very caring about her girlfriend and takes care and watches out for her. Also when he found out about the serial killer, he was determined to save the targets that he was planning to kill. He

trouble of killing Duncan to become king, thinking it would be the best thing in the

Ultimately, the greed led to his downfall. He started to get reckless in his decisions. Also He couldn't help but let the greed take him over and all he wanted was to stay king. This is why nobody loves him like the people loves Duncan. If he didn't make the title that was given to him by the witches come true through greed, he may not have been corrupted. I think he also could have been a good king because he wouldn't have a bad conscience. For example, he wouldn't have had seen ghosts of the person he killed which started driving him mad. And in the last part of the book he didn’t act

King Duncan has the throne when the audience is first introduced to Scotland's kingdom. Shakespeare's first influence of Machiavelli's principles are observed in scene two. Bloom describes Duncan as "a generous, loving, and nurturing king" (25). Duncan was deceived by Macdonwald, a traitor and then-Thane of Cawdor, because he instilled too much trust in him. This violates Machiavelli's principle of love then feared and his improper usage of clemency. According to Machiavelli, "every prince ought to desire to be considered clement and not cruel. Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this clemency" (1). Duncan continues to "misuse" his clemency in his reign. By placing too much trust in Macdonwald, a rebellion breaks out when he gets the first opportunity.

Initially, Macbeth is viewed as a brave and loyal soldier, with Duncan praising him by expressing that “More is thy due than more than all can pay” (1.4.21). At this point, he has not been influenced by the three witches. Yet, by Duncan implying his importance, Macbeth gains a sense of self-worth and this arouses power within. His clear desire to be titled Thane of Cawdor while then having a growing temptation to commit regicide clearly demonstrate the early stages of his corruption and forms a basis for utilizing illegitimate power.

Duncan is the most unlikely character to be killed because of his personality, but because he is the King of Scotland, Macbeth loathes him. In the play there is very interaction between Macbeth and Duncan, showing the little time in which Macbeth gets more power. Prior to the witches’ prophecies Macbeth is loyal to Duncan, and would never imagine killing him. After the one of the witches’ prophecies comes to be true, the thought of killing Duncan, Macbeth "yield[s] to that suggestion / whose horrid

He shows he was dependable by never retreating when situations got tough. Most of all Duncan was self-controlled and did not look to anyone else for their opinion. Duncan never let anyone persuade him from doing what he thought was right. Duncan was a true leader and withholds all the qualities to formulate him as the ultimate leader.

King Duncan was an honest king favored by many. His generosity is shown when he titles Macbeth Thane of Cawdor. King Duncan proclaims, “No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, and with his former title greet Macbeth” (Shakespeare 8). King Duncan is munificent, but gave Macbeth this title because he cares for the people of Cawdor. He is a fair KingKing since he did this for the better of the people. Morality is proven in the play after King Duncan is rewarded for his great actions. After King Duncan’s death Macbeth states, “So clear in his great office, that his virtues will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against the deep damnation of his taKing-off” (Shakespeare 20). King Duncan was virtuous and was rewarded by being honored and well respected by everyone including his murderer. He was very

How can one of such honor, fall into something as evil as the murder of King Duncan?

One major shortcoming of King Duncan is that he trusts people very quickly. This is evident in 1.4 of Macbeth because Duncan says, "He was a gentleman on whom I build an absolute trust." This shows that Duncan fully trusted Cawdor and Cawdor used his trust, which is why he is getting executed.

King Duncan trusts Macbeth too much. Macbeth appears as a super hero and faithful to King Duncan. He fights against the traitor Macdonwald, and he helps the king to solve a great problem that is won the war.

         King Duncan trusts Macbeth too much. Macbeth appears as a superhero and faithful to King Duncan. He fights against the traitor Macdonwald, and he helps the king to solve a great problem that wins the war. Duncan trusts Macbeth very much because of Macbeth’s heroic efforts and he gives Macbeth the

Being a leader of a group of people is the biggest responsibility a person could probably ever have, he or she must be able to make tough decisions that will affect the lives of everyone. Every single decision made in power big or small will have an effect on society, therefore someone who cannot handle the pressure of being king. In this aspect of leadership Macbeth is not suited, because he does not care about the wellbeing of his people. Macbeth is very power hungry, and self centered he says, “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs Against the use of nature? Present

A sign of a great leader is having confidence in himself and the people with him.

of King Duncan's army. His personal powers and strength as a general won him the