What do duncan's comments about the late thane of cawdor reveal?

Answer 1

Macbeth questions whether "the devil speaks true." He is referring to the witches and one of their predictions of him being the thane of Cawdor. The prediction is true yet MacBeth knows the Thane of Cawdor to be alive. Angus informs MacBeth that the thane is dead. MacBeth continues in his aside to wonder about the other prophecy of becoming king.

Answer 2

Duncan is bewildered by Cawdor's treachery. "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face. He was a gentleman upon whom I built an absolute trust." Duncan is a very poor judge of character. And he is going to make an even bigger mistake in judging character, in not realizing that Macbeth expects to succeed him as king and will be dangerous if he is not named as the successor. Instead, Duncan will name the militarily inept Malcolm instead, on purely nepotistic grounds.

Answer 3

Duncan's comments about the late Thane of Cawdor suggest that he was a traitor who betrayed Scotland by aligning himself with the Norwegians. This implies that trust and loyalty are important values to Duncan and that he values honesty and integrity in his subjects. It also foreshadows the themes of betrayal and treachery that will occur later in the play.

Answer 4

He doesn't have much chance to react since his wife does enough reacting for two.

Answer 5

He always trusted him.

Answer 6

TURBANS!