Was Macbeth a noble of King Duncan?

HeavensArrow

MacBeth was not a Noble but he was respected. Macbeth: A Noble and Highly Respected Figure In Ducan's Reign Macbeth was a noble and highly respected figure in King Duncan's reign. He lived a brave and honest life, serving the King and his country against evil. The Tragedy of Macbeth occurred when the weird sisters met Macbeth for the first time. An evil mind took over Macbeth, and he was doomed to the witches prophesies until his death. Macbeth: A Noble and Highly Respected Figure In Ducan's Reign Macbeth was a noble and highly respected figure in King Duncan's reign. He lived a brave and honest life, serving the King and his country against evil. The Tragedy of Macbeth occurred when the weird sisters met Macbeth for the first time. An evil mind took over Macbeth, and he was doomed to the witches prophesies until his death. Macbeth was not the rank of a noble; and when three weird sisters tell Macbeth, he will become king the insatible evil desire for power overcomes him and yields to the temptation to gain power by fraud; Macbeth believes in fate and self justification in a plot devised by his wife to kill King Duncan. http://www.amazon.com/review/R1ELZ2MHHLDULQ Apr 16 08, 2:49 AM

Baloo55th

In real life, yes. His father was Mormaer of Moray and Macbeth appears to have succeeded eventually to the rule over Moray. He is described as a 'king' when making submission to Canute along with Malcolm II. The translations of the titles in use there and then are not easy, and bear not much connection to what we generally understand by them. What is certain is that Macbeth did not murder an aged Duncan who was his guest. He defeated a comparatively young Duncan who was leading an invading army in his (Macbeth's) territory of Moray. This would not make such an interesting story, and Hollinshed's Chronicle didn't tell it that way. Shakespeare would have had no access to the true story - not that he was all that bothered about historical accuracy anyway. The real Macbeth gave Scotland 14 years of stability and was confident enough of his position to go to Rome on pilgrimage. In those days, too, the Crown didn't always descend in the orderly fashion we expect nowadays, so he had a pretty fair claim to it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/macbeth.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_of_Scotland et al Apr 16 08, 1:19 PM