King Duncan
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King Duncan is the benevolent and trusting King of Scotland whose murder by Macbeth sets off the tragic events in Shakespeare’s play "Macbeth."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Duncan canonical | 2 |
| King Duncan of Scotland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5769619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King Duncan Context triple: [Macbeth, character, King Duncan]
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A.
Macbeth, King of Scotland
Macbeth, King of Scotland, was an 11th-century Scottish monarch whose life and reign inspired William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy "Macbeth."
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B.
Campbell of Cawdor
Campbell of Cawdor is a prominent Scottish Highland branch of Clan Campbell historically associated with the Cawdor estates and castle in Nairnshire.
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C.
Duncan II of Scotland
Duncan II of Scotland was a briefly reigning 11th-century King of Scots whose short and turbulent rule followed that of his father, Malcolm III.
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D.
Edgar, King of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland was a late 11th-century Scottish monarch from the House of Dunkeld who ruled after the turbulent reigns of his father Malcolm III and brother Donald III, helping to stabilize the kingdom.
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E.
King Bruce
King Bruce is a character from the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town," serving as the young ruler whose growth and changing attitudes shape much of the story’s conflict and resolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King Duncan Target entity description: King Duncan is the benevolent and trusting King of Scotland whose murder by Macbeth sets off the tragic events in Shakespeare’s play "Macbeth."
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A.
Macbeth, King of Scotland
Macbeth, King of Scotland, was an 11th-century Scottish monarch whose life and reign inspired William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy "Macbeth."
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B.
Campbell of Cawdor
Campbell of Cawdor is a prominent Scottish Highland branch of Clan Campbell historically associated with the Cawdor estates and castle in Nairnshire.
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C.
Duncan II of Scotland
Duncan II of Scotland was a briefly reigning 11th-century King of Scots whose short and turbulent rule followed that of his father, Malcolm III.
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D.
Edgar, King of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland was a late 11th-century Scottish monarch from the House of Dunkeld who ruled after the turbulent reigns of his father Malcolm III and brother Donald III, helping to stabilize the kingdom.
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E.
King Bruce
King Bruce is a character from the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town," serving as the young ruler whose growth and changing attitudes shape much of the story’s conflict and resolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ king ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Macbeth
ⓘ
opera adaptations of Macbeth ⓘ television adaptations of Macbeth ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Macbeth ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Macbeth
ⓘ
Act II of Macbeth ⓘ
linked to:
Act 2 of Macbeth
|
| appearsInMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| appoints |
Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor
ⓘ
linked to:
Macbeth, King of Scotland
|
| associatedWithTheme |
legitimacy of rule
ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ regicide ⓘ |
| basedOn |
historical King Duncan I of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Duncan I of Scotland
|
| characterTrait |
benevolent
ⓘ
trusting ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Macbeth ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| deathLocation |
Macbeth's castle at Inverness
ⓘ
linked to:
Inverness (Macbeth's castle)
|
| dramaticFunction | his murder initiates the central tragic conflict in Macbeth ⓘ |
| dramaticRole | foil to Macbeth's tyranny ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
father of Donalbain
ⓘ
father of Malcolm ⓘ father of an unnamed older son in some sources ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Elizabethan tragedy ⓘ |
| killedBy | Macbeth ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Scotland ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | good ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| occupation |
King of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish monarch
|
| praisedFor |
generosity
ⓘ
kindness ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | 11th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
legitimate kingship
ⓘ
order and stability in Scotland ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | early 17th century ⓘ |
| title | King of Scotland ⓘ |
| trusts |
Macbeth
ⓘ
Thane of Cawdor ⓘ
linked to:
Banquo
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| workOfFiction | Macbeth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Duncan Description of subject: King Duncan is the benevolent and trusting King of Scotland whose murder by Macbeth sets off the tragic events in Shakespeare’s play "Macbeth."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.