Duncan's Loyalty In Macbeth

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Early in the play Macbeth starts as a loyal/honest men too all men, especially to king Duncan. In the beginning of the act he states, “if fates wants me to be king, Fate can make me king without stir”(l,iii.20). This shows the audience that he does not to kill King Duncan because he wants faith to make him king and not himself. Furthermore, in this act, Macbeth shows a huge bond with the king because, he states, “The service and the loyalty I owe In doing it pays itself. Your highness' part Is to receive our duties, and our duties.”(l,iv,2) According to Macbeth, he is saying that he is happy, the king should only tell him what to do, with him just being there is a good price for Macbeth. Macbeth does not want a reward because king Duncan is

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