King Duncan is a fictional character in Shakespeare's Macbeth. He is the father of two youthful sons (Malcolm and Donalbain), and the victim of a well-plotted...

Coemgáin's widow, Gruoch. In 1040, Duncan I launched an attack into Moray and was killed in action by Macbeth's troops. Macbeth succeeded him as King of Alba...

Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then racked...

King Duncan's son, Malcolm. Shakespeare's version of Macbeth is based upon Macbeth of Scotland, as found in the narratives of the Kings Duff and Duncan in...

Following the murder of King Duncan, however, her role in the plot diminishes. She becomes an uninvolved spectator to Macbeth's plotting and a nervous hostess...

Cumberland" – Duncan, Act 1.4 37–39). This act frustrates Macbeth. Malcolm is a guest at Macbeth's castle when Macbeth kills Malcolm's father, Duncan, in Act...

He is the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. The ancestry of King Duncan is not certain. In modern texts, he is the...

Chronicles (1587), on whose narratives of King Duff and King Duncan Shakespeare in part based Macbeth. Historically, Duff was a 10th century King of Alba. In...

Malcolm his heir. Macbeth hesitates but Lady Macbeth persuades him to kill Duncan while she drugs his servants. After the feast, Macbeth sees a boy soldier's...

Macbeth (also known as The Tragedy of Macbeth or Roman Polanski's Film of Macbeth) is a 1971 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski, and co-written...