Characters: King Duncan (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Shakespeare play featuring King Duncan
Shakespeare play featuring King Duncan
Macbeth
Duncan's quote showing compassion
Duncan's quote showing compassion
Go get him surgeons
Duncan's quality: swift punishment of traitor
Duncan's quality: swift punishment of traitor
Decisive
Title Duncan gives Macbeth
Title Duncan gives Macbeth
Thane of Cawdor
Duncan's fatal flaw
Duncan's fatal flaw
His trusting nature
Duncan's words about trusting previous Cawdor
Duncan's words about trusting previous Cawdor
He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust
Duncan's words about Macbeth's castle
Duncan's words about Macbeth's castle
This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
Significance of Duncan's murder in play
Significance of Duncan's murder in play
Central event of the play
What king represented in Shakespeare's time
What king represented in Shakespeare's time
God's representative on Earth
Nature of Duncan's murder beyond political crime
Nature of Duncan's murder beyond political crime
Sacrilege disrupting cosmic order
Unnatural event after Duncan's death: horses
Unnatural event after Duncan's death: horses
They ate each other
Unnatural event: owl and falcon
Unnatural event: owl and falcon
Owl killed falcon (predator-prey reversal)
Adjective: Duncan's caring nature
Adjective: Duncan's caring nature
Benevolent
Adjective: Duncan's inability to detect deceit
Adjective: Duncan's inability to detect deceit
Naive
Macbeth's quote on Duncan's good governance
Macbeth's quote on Duncan's good governance
He hath been so clear in his great office