Donalbain (Macbeth)
Donalbain is a character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c.1603-1607). He is the younger son of King Duncan and brother to Malcolm, the heir to the throne. Donalbain flees to Ireland after the murder of his father for refuge. He is based upon a personage in an account of King Duncan in Holinshed's Chronicles, a history of Britain familiar to Shakespeare. He is ultimately based on the historical King Donald III of Scotland. In the original text of the First Folio his name is spelled Donalbaine, and is sometimes also spelled Donaldbain.
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Donalbain (Macbeth)
Donalbain is a character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c.1603-1607). He is the younger son of King Duncan and brother to Malcolm, the heir to the throne. Donalbain flees to Ireland after the murder of his father for refuge. He is based upon a personage in an account of King Duncan in Holinshed's Chronicles, a history of Britain familiar to Shakespeare. He is ultimately based on the historical King Donald III of Scotland. In the original text of the First Folio his name is spelled Donalbaine, and is sometimes also spelled Donaldbain.
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Donalbain is a character in Wi ...... times also spelled Donaldbain.
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Uncertain, c.1603-1607
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King Duncan, father
Macbeth, father's cousin
Malcolm, elder brother
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There's daggers in men's smiles.
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Represents moral order
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Holinshed's Chronicles
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Donalbain is a character in Wi ...... times also spelled Donaldbain.
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