Question

Duncan is ....................................................

• A. a ruthless and tyrannical dictator
• B. the model of a virtuous, benevolent, and farsighted ruler.
• C. a naive and easily deceived fool
• D. a careless and irresponsible leader

Answer 1

Answer:

B. the model of a virtuous, benevolent, and farsighted ruler.

King Duncan

• The good King of Scotland whom Macbeth, in his ambition for the crown, murders.

• Duncan is the model of a virtuous, benevolent, and farsighted ruler.

• His death symbolizes the destruction of an order in Scotland that can be restored only when Duncan's line, in the person of Malcolm, once more occupies the throne