At the end of Shakespeare's play Macbeth; Malcolm, son of Duncan is proclaimed to be King of Scots.
(In actual history, Macbeth was succeeded by his son Lulach; who was then was assassinated and deposed by Malcolm)
A the begining of the play Duncan is the King of Scotland; but Macbeth murders him and becomes king.
At the end of the play Duncan's son Malcom overthrows Macbeth to become Malcom III King of Scots.
Malcom, the son of Duncan, becomes king at the end of Macbeth
Malcolm is the new king
Malcolm, Duncan's son.
Macbeth. He became king when Duncan died.
Malcolm.
malcom
Malcolm
King Macduff!
At the outset of Macbeth, Duncan is the King of Scotland. Shortly after Macbeth commits regicide, he becomes the King. At the very end of the play, Malcolm (Duncan's son) is taken to be crowned.Unless you meant in terms of real history, in which case, James I was on the throne when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth.
This must be Act I scene 4 that we are talking about. The king has just announced that the party is at Macbeth's place, and so everyone is headed to Inverness.
At the end of the play Macduff gave Macbeth two choices; surrender and live under the rightful king of Scotland or die. Macbeth chose death.
Two coronations are referred to in the play: that of Macbeth, and that of Malcolm. Neither of them really inherits the throne, because the law of that time held that the king was elected (see "Then 'tis most likely the election will fall on Macbeth")
King Macduff!
The English army, led by Malcolm and Siward, invades Scotland at the end of Macbeth to overthrow Macbeth's tyrannical rule and restore Malcolm as the rightful king.
Tutankhamun. Helen Keller. Bruce Lee. Madame Tussaud. Literally billions of people do not become king at the end of Macbeth. Only Malcom does. Anyone else (did I mention Carmen Miranda?) does not.
Initially Duncan is the king in Macbeth, however Macbeth later kills him and becomes king himself.
The new king gives a speech at the end of "Macbeth" to establish his rule, address the chaos that occurred under Macbeth's reign, and restore order to Scotland. It also serves to provide closure to the play and bring resolution to the tragic events that unfolded.
At the outset of Macbeth, Duncan is the King of Scotland. Shortly after Macbeth commits regicide, he becomes the King. At the very end of the play, Malcolm (Duncan's son) is taken to be crowned.Unless you meant in terms of real history, in which case, James I was on the throne when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth.
This must be Act I scene 4 that we are talking about. The king has just announced that the party is at Macbeth's place, and so everyone is headed to Inverness.
At the end of the play Macduff gave Macbeth two choices; surrender and live under the rightful king of Scotland or die. Macbeth chose death.
Two coronations are referred to in the play: that of Macbeth, and that of Malcolm. Neither of them really inherits the throne, because the law of that time held that the king was elected (see "Then 'tis most likely the election will fall on Macbeth")
Yes they did. In celebration of Macbeth becoming king.
Macduff challenges Macbeth to a duel towards the end of the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare. Macduff seeks revenge for the murders of his family that Macbeth ordered. The duel results in Macduff killing Macbeth and ultimately ending his reign as king.
Macbeth gets beheaded which stops him from being the king any more. Malcolm takes over as king.