History of Scotland

As Macduff was going to wake King Duncan he discovered that King Duncan had been killed.

Malcolm fled to England while Donalbain fled to Ireland to avoid being targeted as potential suspects in their father's murder. They did this to protect themselves and stay alive in the dangerous political environment of Scotland at that time.

Malcolm advises Macduff to turn his grief into a source of motivation and strength to seek revenge against Macbeth. He suggests that Macduff should harness his emotions to fuel his determination to take down the tyrant who has caused so much suffering.

"Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death" and "Oh happy dagger/ This is thy sheath."

The bodyguards are the ones who find Duncan's body in Macbeth. Many misread the popular literary work and say that Macduff found the body, but this is not so.

In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, King Duncan's castle is located in Inverness, Scotland.

In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," Banquo experiences thoughts of suspicion and unease after encountering the witches' prophecies about Macbeth becoming king. He fears that these prophecies may lead to harm or betrayal, and he wrestles with the idea of his own descendants becoming kings as well. These thoughts contribute to his sense of foreboding and foreshadow his eventual demise at the hands of Macbeth.

"Thane of Fife" was a title used in medieval Scotland to refer to a nobleman granted land and authority over the region of Fife. The title was commonly bestowed by the King of Scotland to reward loyal service and to maintain control over the area.

The dialogue of the play, which should be the only evidence you use to support an idea about what is going on in a play anyway. Donalbain says this in Act II Scene 3: "Where we are there's daggers in men's smiles. The near in blood, the nearer bloody."

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Yes, Banquo intended to attend the banquet to which Macbeth [d. August 15, 1057] had invited him. The banquet was going to be held at Macbeth's palace at Forres. Banquo had to leave. But he indicated that he and his son Fleance would be back in time for the festivities. Banquo didn't make it back in time. Macbeth learned Banquo's route, and sent three murderers after him.

No, Fleance didn't become king. In Act 1 Scene 3, the three witches predicted that Banquo's family line would take over the throne of Scotland. In Act 4 Scene 1, they reiterated that prediction. According to the Shakespearean play, Banquo had his throat slit by the three hired, murderous thugs of Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057]. His son Fleance was supposed to have suffered the same fate. But Fleance managed to escape. The play gave no further information. But information could be had from the stories that Stuart kings such as King James [June 19, 1566-March 27, 1625] I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland liked to circulate. The King's mother was the decapitated, disgraced Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots [December 8, 1542-February 8, 1587]. She and her Stuart descendants liked to circulate stories about themselves. One such Stuart story was descent from the fictitious Banquo. According to the Stuarts, Banquo's son Fleance fled all the way from northern Scotland, through most of England, and into Wales. There, he married Nesta verch Gruffydd [b. 1059], the daughter of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn [c. 1007-August 5, 1063] and Aldgyth of Mercia [d. after 1070]. Nesta's stepfather, who was her mother's reluctant second husband, was King Harold II [c. 1022-October 14, 1066] of England. According to the Stuarts, Nesta's and Fleance's son Walter traveled all the way back to Scotland. He became Royal Steward to the kings of Scotland. He even managed to marry into the Scottish royal family, and father the long line of kings predicted by the witches. But facts are stubborn, and don't back up the Stuart stories. Fleance's supposed bride Nesta was of noble and royal birth. So her information and that of her family were documented and preserved. She only was known to have married once, Osbern fitzRichard [c. 1055-1080]. She wasn't known to have married again, or to have any child named Walter.

Banquo spoke to his son Fleance of an inability to sleep. He admitted to being troubled by the violence of the weather and the starlessness of the night. He implied being troubled by thoughts of the witches' predictions. In Act 2 Scene 1 of the Shakespearean play, he specified the heavenly refusal to give mortals a moon and star lit night. He also specified the 'cursed thoughts' that kept him awake. Those thoughts well might have been full of musings over the considerable royal power and wealth that had been promised by the three witches to his descendants. He well might have wondered how far he and Macbeth would go to realize their separate predictions in their own lifetimes and to their own benefits.

Banquo had two reactions to the news of the death of King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040]. In Act 2 Scene 3 Lines 81-83, he characterized the killings as so cruel as to hope that Macduff was mistaken. In Act 3 Scene 1 Line 3, he considered the royal killing the foul work of Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057].

Macduff was a noble Scotsman. Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040] was the King of Scotland. Therefore, Macduff knew who King Duncan was. He was the King's subject. Additionally, Macduff appeared to number among those noble Scotsmen upon whom the King counted and with whom he moved most closely. Specifically, Macduff was the nobleman whom the King had asked to make sure that he was up and moving on to the next stop after the Macbeths' castle at Inverness. Macduff didn't get to carry out that task, because the King and his two royal guards were stabbed to death the night before.

King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040] ordered the Thane of Cawdor to be dispossessed of his title and executed. In Act 1 Scene 3 of the Shakespearean play, the King huddled with the noble Scotsman Ross. Ross spoke of the invasion of Scotland by Norwegians under the leadership of King Sweno [c. 1016-1035] and through the collaboration of the Thane of Cawdor. The invading Norwegians and discontented Scotsmen were defeated by Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057]. The Norwegians were forced to pay $10,000 to retrieve and bury their dead. The Thane of Cawdor was forced to give up his worldly title, possessions and life.

In his dreams. Macbeth does not kill Macduff, it's the other way around. Macduff kills Macbeth at the end of Act V, at the end of the play. It is interesting that, although Macbeth is based (extremely loosely) on a historical character, there was no historical Macduff.

There have been numerous reported sightings of the Loch Ness Monster but no concrete evidence exists to determine its speed. The Loch Ness Monster is typically described as moving at a moderate pace, often described as gliding or swimming smoothly through the water.

No, Thane of Cawdor is not pardoned by King Duncan. Instead, King Duncan orders Thane of Cawdor to be executed for betraying him and supporting the Norwegian king. Macbeth is then named the new Thane of Cawdor for his bravery in battle.

Yes, murder is universally considered wrong as it involves intentionally taking the life of another person without justification. It is illegal and considered a severe violation of ethical and moral principles in most societies.

In the play Macbeth, by Shakespeare, King Duncan promotes Macbeth to thane of Cawdor when he hears that the old thane of Cawdor acted as a traitor against Scotland in a war with Norway. The old thane is killed and Duncan sends word to Macbeth of his new position by word of mouth.

As a person of Scottish descent, I prefer to be called a Scot, or a Scotsman but never Scotch. Scotch is now mainly used to describe food and drink - Scotch Whisky (Scotch for short in some countries), Scotch broth etc. It was originally an English shortening of the word Scottish and used by the Scots themselves as well as the English in the 18th century including Robert Burns and later Sir Walter Scott before reverting to the older titles in the 19th century of Scots or Scottish.