In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Duncan is the King of Scotland. He is old, kind, and slow to see danger. He trusts Macbeth, even sleeps as a guest in Macbeth's house — and Macbeth kills him in the night, with help from Lady Macbeth. That is the engine of the play: not a fight between enemies, but a host murdering a guest-king.

In Shakespeare's play Macbeth在莎士比亞的劇作《馬克白》裡，Duncan鄧肯 is the King of Scotland是蘇格蘭國王。He他 is old年老，kind仁慈，and而且 slow to see danger不容易察覺危險。He他 trusts Macbeth信任馬克白，even sleeps as a guest in Macbeth's house甚至以客人的身分睡在馬克白家裡——and而 Macbeth馬克白 kills him殺了他 in the night在夜裡，with help from Lady Macbeth在馬克白夫人的幫助下。That這 is the engine of the play是這齣戲的核心動力：not a fight between enemies不是敵人之間的打鬥，but而是 a host murdering a guest-king一個主人謀殺了作客的國王。

Duncan has named his son Malcolm to rule after him, which wounds Macbeth's hope of the crown. After the murder, Duncan's sons run, and Macbeth takes the throne.

Duncan鄧肯 has named his son Malcolm已經指定他的兒子馬爾坎，to rule after him在他之後繼位，which而這 wounds Macbeth's hope of the crown傷了馬克白想當國王的希望。After the murder謀殺之後，Duncan's sons鄧肯的兒子們 run逃走了，and而 Macbeth馬克白 takes the throne奪得了王位。

Students sometimes think Macbeth is already the king when the play starts; he is not. Duncan is.

Students學生 sometimes有時候 think以為 Macbeth馬克白 is already the king一開始就已經是國王了 when the play starts當這齣戲開始時；he他 is not其實不是。Duncan鄧肯 is才是。

The name itself is an old Scottish and Irish one, still common as a first name and a family name. Shakespeare took the story from older Scottish history, then made it darker and tighter for the stage.

The name itself這個名字本身 is an old Scottish and Irish one是一個古老的蘇格蘭和愛爾蘭名字，still common as a first name and a family name現在仍常見作名字或姓氏。Shakespeare莎士比亞 took the story把這個故事，from older Scottish history取自更早的蘇格蘭歷史，then再 made it darker and tighter for the stage為了舞台把它改得更黑暗、更緊湊。