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You mean, I suppose, the line in Act 1 Scene 2 where Duncan says, "No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive our interest; go, pronounce his present death, and with his former title greet Macbeth." This line could be delivered angrily, but it doesn't need to be. Cawdor has just joined a Norwegian invasion of Scotland with a view to deposing King Duncan. This is an act of high treason, the worst possible crime in any civil state. It is like John Wilkes Booth shooting President Lincoln. So naturally Duncan must condemn Cawdor to death for his crime, no matter how he feels about it. From his discussion with Malcolm in Act 1 Scene 4 after Cawdor is executed, it sounds like Duncan's feelings are more of regret and bewilderment than anger. "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face; he was a gentleman on whom I built and absolute trust."

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