How does Macbeth killing Duncan please King James?

Answer 1

The only way we can speculate on this question, and any idea that Shakespeare was trying to please the king with this play is pure speculation resting on no evidence whatsoever, is to compare the play with the account in Shakespeare's source, Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, Volume 5. If some part of the story is in Holinshed, Shakespeare did not insert it to please the king. If it is not in Holinshed, Shakespeare may have changed the story to please the king, but he may also have changed the story to improve the play. So, first of all, Shakespeare did not add the witches into the story to please the king. The witches and all of their predictions are in Holinshed. Shakespeare did not add the idea that Fleance was the ancestor of the Stuart family. The Stuart family became the house of the rulers of Scotland when one of them married Marjorie Bruce, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, and this story is told in Holinshed also. Shakespeare did change the character of Banquo who in Holinshed was Macbeth's partner in the murder of Duncan, but although possibly whitewashing Banquo may have been because Banquo was King James's ancestor supposedly, it makes more sense that Shakespeare made the change for dramatic reasons, making Macbeth's murder of Banquo more irrational and culpable, and also allowing the role of the assistant murderer to go to Lady Macbeth instead of Banquo.

Answer 2

That is a very general question, and that requires alot of writing. But I can summarise for you.

He kills the king for his own personal gain.

He kills his best friend Banquo, and attempts to get Banquo's son killed too.

He becomes an immoral lonely tyrant

And its all because of a prophecy given by the 'weird sisters' aka, the three witches.

Answer 3

Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] pleased King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040] with his courageous victories on the battlefield. In Act 1 Scene 2 of the Shakespearean play, the bleeding Captain spoke of Macbeth's brave fight against Macdonwald the treacherous Scotsman. Then the noble Scotsman spoke of Macbeth's equally heroic struggles against invading Norwegians under the leadership of King Sweno [c. 1016-1035] and rebellious Scotsmen through the collaboration of the Thane of Cawdor. In both cases, Macbeth singlehandedly turned the course of battle from overwhelming odds against victory to surefire avoidance of defeat.

Answer 4

Good question. Very possibly it did not. There is no record of this play being performed at court, the only recorded performance being a public one at the Globe. The fact that the extant text has been significantly rewritten with the addition of some highly commercial song-and-dance numbers suggests that the play may not have been a success in its original form. Although the portrayal of the "line of kings" descended from Banquo was certainly complimentary to the King, the play as a whole and its depiction of Scotsmen is not. But we have no record of how King James may have reacted to this play if, indeed, he ever saw it, so we are just guessing here.

Answer 5

Give the thane of Cawdor

In actuality, and according to Shakespeare studies, Duncan honoured Macbeth by visiting Inverness (Macbeth's Castle). I suppose it could be either or, but if you are asking because it's an AR or standard English quiz, then this is your answer.

Answer 6

He swore his loyalty to King Duncan in Act 1 Scene 4 lines 22-27

Answer 7

he was loyal to him and was a brave and vicious warrior

Answer 8

he was very loyal to him and served him as a king

but at the same time he wanted to take the power.