Is Macbeth A Good King

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Duncan seems to be a very good king and it is even said that the king is very noble in Act 1. Although he is a good king trouble finds him, Macbeth is forced into madness by Lady Macbeth and the three witches to kill him. Before this, the king had just killed the thane of Caldor and had him executed for reason of being a traitor making Macbeth the new thane of Caldor. From Act 1 scene IV (Macbeth The service and the loyalty I owe,In doing it, pays itself. Your highness' partIs to receive our duties; and our dutiesAre to your throne and state children and servants,Which do but what they should, by doing every thingSafe toward your love and honour.)
Yes as spoken about in the play he is a good king and is sometimes a good judge of character

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