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The origin of the character lies in a narrative of the historical <a href="/wiki/Duncan_I_of_Scotland" title="Duncan I of Scotland">Donnchad mac Crinain</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_of_Scots" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Scots">King of Scots</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Raphael_Holinshed" title="Raphael Holinshed">Raphael Holinshed</a>'s 1587 <i><a href="/wiki/Holinshed%27s_Chronicles" title="Holinshed's Chronicles">The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland</a>,</i> a history of Britain familiar to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Unlike Holinshed's incompetent King Duncan (who is credited in the narrative with a "feeble and slothful administration"), Shakespeare's King Duncan is crafted as a sensitive, insightful, and generous father-figure whose murder grieves Scotland and is accounted the cause of turmoil in the natural world. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Analysis">Analysis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Duncan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Analysis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>King Duncan is a father-figure who is very generous and kind. Duncan is also firm ("No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive / Our bosom interest. Go pronounce his present death / And with his former title greet Macbeth."<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), insightful ("There's no art / To find the mind's construction in the face."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), and sensitive ("This castle hath a pleasant seat. The air / Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself / Unto our gentle senses."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). However, the role is full of irony; he is completely deceived in the intents of Macbeth and therefore may come across as naive. Although a modern reader may view Duncan as an incompetent monarch in this respect, Duncan represents moral order within the play and his murder signals the onset of chaos. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_and_television_performances">Film and television performances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Duncan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Film and television performances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Duncan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Duncan has been played in film adaptations of the play by <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Head" title="Anthony Head">Anthony Head</a> in 2008, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sweet" title="Gary Sweet">Gary Sweet</a> in 2006, and Tom Reid in 2003. Javier Ronceros performed the role in <i><a href="/wiki/Dogg%27s_Hamlet,_Cahoot%27s_Macbeth" title="Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth">Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth</a></i> (2005) and John Little in <i>Macbeth: The Comedy</i> (2001). Christopher McCann played Duncan in <i><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_in_Manhattan" title="Macbeth in Manhattan">Macbeth in Manhattan</a></i> (1999). Greg Korin, John Corvin, and <a href="/wiki/Antti_Litja" title="Antti Litja">Antti Litja</a> played the role in 1998, 1997, and 1987 respectively. <a href="/wiki/Erskine_Sanford" title="Erskine Sanford">Erskine Sanford</a> played King Duncan in <a href="/wiki/Orson_Welles" title="Orson Welles">Orson Welles</a>' 1948 <i><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(1948_film)" title="Macbeth (1948 film)">Macbeth</a></i>, Louis Northop in a 1946 film adaptation, and by Nicholas Selby in 1971 <i><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(1971_film)" title="Macbeth (1971 film)">Macbeth</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Spottiswoode_Aitken" title="Spottiswoode Aitken">Spottiswoode Aitken</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Kent_(actor)" title="Charles Kent (actor)">Charles Kent</a> both played Duncan in silent versions of <i>Macbeth</i> in 1916 and 1908 (the first screen version of the play). <a href="/wiki/David_Thewlis" title="David Thewlis">David Thewlis</a> portrayed the part in <a href="/wiki/Justin_Kurzel" title="Justin Kurzel">Justin Kurzel</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(2015_film)" title="Macbeth (2015 film)">2015 adaptation</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Gleeson" title="Brendan Gleeson">Brendan Gleeson</a> performed the role for <a href="/wiki/Coen_brothers" title="Coen brothers">Joel Coen</a> in his <a href="/wiki/The_Tragedy_of_Macbeth_(2021_film)" title="The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021 film)">2021 version</a>. </p><p>In Orson Welles' 1948 film adaptation of <i>Macbeth</i>, the role of King Duncan is reduced. 1.2 is cut entirely as well as generous portions of 1.4. King Duncan is seen briefly in 1.6 as he enters Macbeth's castle amid considerable pomp. The top of 1.4 with its description of Cawdor's execution has been transplanted to this scene. Banquo's "temple-haunting martlet" speech is given to Duncan. Duncan is later seen asleep in bed for a fleeting moment as Lady Macbeth slinks about in the chamber's shadows. Donalbain has been cut from the film, leaving Duncan with just one son, Malcolm. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Duncan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Regan" title="Vincent Regan">Vincent Regan</a> played King Duncan in "<a href="/wiki/ShakespeaRe-Told" title="ShakespeaRe-Told">ShakespeaRe-Told</a>" <i>Macbeth</i> (2005), <a href="/wiki/Ray_Winstone" title="Ray Winstone">Ray Winstone</a> in <i>Macbeth on the Estate</i> (1997), <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Payne" title="Laurence Payne">Laurence Payne</a> in "<a href="/wiki/Shakespeare:_The_Animated_Tales" title="Shakespeare: The Animated Tales">Shakespeare: The Animated Tales</a>" <i>Macbeth</i> (1992), <a href="/wiki/Griffith_Jones_(actor)" title="Griffith Jones (actor)">Griffith Jones</a> in <i>A Performance of Macbeth</i> (1979), and <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Mauclair" title="Jacques Mauclair">Jacques Mauclair</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Macbett" title="Macbett">Macbett</a></i> (1974), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Coughlin_(actor)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kevin Coughlin (actor) (page does not exist)">Kevin Coughlin</a> on the "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1955), and <a href="/wiki/Lee_Patterson" title="Lee Patterson">Lee Patterson</a> on the "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" <i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Stuff" title="Dream Stuff">Dream Stuff</a></i> (1954). 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Carroll</a> (1949), <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Wontner" title="Arthur Wontner">Arthur Wontner</a> (1949). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Duncan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="/wiki/Macbeth_(1982_film)" title="Macbeth (1982 film)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Television_Shakespeare#Macbeth" title="BBC Television Shakespeare">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakespeare:_The_Animated_Tales#Macbeth" title="Shakespeare: The Animated Tales">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(2010_film)" title="Macbeth (2010 film)">2010</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV / film adaptations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_Thing_at_Last" title="The Real Thing at Last">The Real Thing at Last</a></i> (1916)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marmayogi" title="Marmayogi">Marmayogi</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joe_MacBeth" title="Joe MacBeth">Joe MacBeth</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Throne_of_Blood" title="Throne of Blood">Throne of Blood</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marmayogi_(1964_film)" title="Marmayogi (1964 film)"><i>Marmayogi</i></a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(1987_film)" title="Macbeth (1987 film)"><i>Macbeth</i> (Verdi opera)</a> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Men_of_Respect" title="Men of Respect">Men of Respect</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scotland,_PA" title="Scotland, PA">Scotland, PA</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Makibefo" title="Makibefo">Makibefo</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maqbool" title="Maqbool">Maqbool</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ShakespeaRe-Told#Macbeth" title="ShakespeaRe-Told">2005</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_King_of_Scotland_(film)" title="The Last King of Scotland (film)">The Last King of Scotland</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shakespeare_Must_Die" title="Shakespeare Must Die">Shakespeare Must Die</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thane_of_East_County" title="Thane of East County">Thane of East County</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Veeram_(2016_film)" title="Veeram (2016 film)">Veeram</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joji_(film)" title="Joji (film)">Joji</a></i> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Khwab-e-Hasti" class="mw-redirect" title="Khwab-e-Hasti">Khwab-e-Hasti</a></i> (1909)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Voodoo_Macbeth" title="Voodoo Macbeth">Voodoo Macbeth</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MacBird!" title="MacBird!">MacBird!</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/UMabatha" title="UMabatha">uMabatha</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Macbett" title="Macbett">Macbett</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dogg%27s_Hamlet,_Cahoot%27s_Macbeth" title="Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth">Cahoot's Macbeth</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MacHomer" title="MacHomer">MacHomer</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Just_Macbeth!" title="Just Macbeth!">Just Macbeth!</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sleep_No_More_(2009_play)" title="Sleep No More (2009 play)">Sleep No More</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dunsinane_(play)" title="Dunsinane (play)">Dunsinane</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sleep_No_More_(2011_play)" title="Sleep No More (2011 play)">Sleep No More</a></i> (2011)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(Verdi)" title="Macbeth (Verdi)">Macbeth</a></i> (1847, Verdi) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_discography" title="Macbeth discography">discography</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(Bloch)" title="Macbeth (Bloch)">Macbeth</a></i> (1910, Bloch)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Literary adaptations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Wyrd_Sisters" title="Wyrd Sisters">Wyrd Sisters</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_King_of_Scotland" title="The Last King of Scotland">The Last King of Scotland</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(Nesb%C3%B8_novel)" title="Macbeth (Nesbø novel)">Macbeth</a></i> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Music_from_Macbeth" title="Music from Macbeth">Music from Macbeth</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(album)" title="Macbeth (album)">Macbeth</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thane_to_the_Throne" class="mw-redirect" title="Thane to the Throne">Thane to the Throne</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shakespeare%27s_Macbeth_%E2%80%93_A_Tragedy_in_Steel" title="Shakespeare's Macbeth – A Tragedy in Steel">Shakespeare's Macbeth – A Tragedy in Steel</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Macbeth_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Macbeth (album)">Lady Macbeth</a></i> (2005)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Art</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pity_(William_Blake)" title="Pity (William Blake)">Pity</a></i> (1795)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Night_of_Enitharmon%27s_Joy" title="The Night of Enitharmon's Joy">The Night of Enitharmon's Joy</a></i> (1795)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Macbeth_Seizing_the_Daggers" title="Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers">Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers</a></i> (1812 painting)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Terry_as_Lady_Macbeth" title="Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth">Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth</a></i> (1889)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Macbeth_(sculpture)" title="Lady Macbeth (sculpture)">Lady Macbeth</a></i> (1905 sculpture)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scenes and speeches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/On_the_Knocking_at_the_Gate_in_Macbeth" title="On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth">On the Knocking at the Gate in <i>Macbeth</i></a>" (1823)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sleepwalking_scene" title="Sleepwalking scene">Sleepwalking Scene (5.1)</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tomorrow_and_tomorrow_and_tomorrow" title="Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow">Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Words and phrases</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_done_is_done" title="What's done is done">What's done is done</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crack_of_doom" class="mw-redirect" title="Crack of doom">Crack of doom</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scottish_Play" title="The Scottish Play">The Scottish Play</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thane_of_Cawdor" title="Thane of Cawdor">Thane of Cawdor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_references_to_Macbeth" title="Cultural references to Macbeth">In popular culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Novels, film and theatre</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Work_Again" title="We Work Again">We Work Again</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Light_Thickens" title="Light Thickens">Light Thickens</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Deadly_Affair" title="The Deadly Affair">The Deadly Affair</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9canisme_de_la_physionomie_humaine" title="Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine">Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scottish_Play_(Graham_Holliday_play)" title="The Scottish Play (Graham Holliday play)">The Scottish Play</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burke_%26_Hare_(2010_film)" title="Burke & Hare (2010 film)">Burke & Hare</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Witch%27s_Tangled_Hare" title="A Witch's Tangled Hare">A Witch's Tangled Hare</a>" (1959, <i><a href="/wiki/Looney_Tunes" title="Looney Tunes">Looney Tunes</a></i>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Bellero_Shield" title="The Bellero Shield">The Bellero Shield</a>" (1964, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Outer_Limits_(1963_TV_series)" title="The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)">The Outer Limits</a></i>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Movies_(The_Goodies)" title="The Movies (The Goodies)">The Movies</a>" (1975, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Goodies" title="The Goodies">The Goodies</a></i>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sense_and_Senility" class="mw-redirect" title="Sense and Senility">Sense and Senility</a>" (1987, <i><a href="/wiki/Blackadder_the_Third" title="Blackadder the Third">Blackadder the Third</a></i>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sleeping_with_the_Enemy_(The_Simpsons)" title="Sleeping with the Enemy (The Simpsons)">Sleeping with the Enemy</a>" (2004, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Coup_(The_Office)" title="The Coup (The Office)">The Coup</a>" (2006, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Office" title="The Office">The Office</a></i>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dial_%27N%27_for_Nerder" title="Dial 'N' for Nerder">Dial 'N' for Nerder</a>" (2008, <i>The Simpsons</i>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Four_Great_Women_and_a_Manicure" title="Four Great Women and a Manicure">Four Great Women and a Manicure</a>" (2009, <i>The Simpsons</i>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Shower_Principle" title="The Shower Principle">The Shower Principle</a>" (2012, <i><a href="/wiki/30_Rock" title="30 Rock">30 Rock</a></i>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Understudy_(Inside_No._9)" title="The Understudy (Inside No. 9)">The Understudy</a>" (2014, <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_No._9" title="Inside No. 9">Inside No. 9</a></i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Macbeth_(Strauss)" title="Macbeth (Strauss)">Macbeth</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Johann_Strauss" class="mw-redirect" title="Johann Strauss">Johann Strauss</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Scottish_Play_(Lee_Blessing_play)" title="The Scottish Play (Lee Blessing play)"><i>The Scottish Play</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piano_Trios,_Op._70_(Beethoven)" title="Piano Trios, Op. 70 (Beethoven)">Piano Trios, Op. 70</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Ludwig van Beethoven</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ruins_of_Cawdor" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ruins of Cawdor">The Ruins of Cawdor</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Cards_(British_TV_series)" title="House of Cards (British TV 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