# King Duncan — Poetry character guide

> King Duncan in Poetry by James McIntyre.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** McBeth, good King Duncan

**First appearance:** 0001-reminiscences

## Who they are

A character from Macbeth, referenced in the poems.

## In the story

### [Masonic Lines Read at a Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/masonic-lines-read-at-a-banquet)

Mentioned as King Solomon, the great builder who won the greatest honor.

### [Tercentenary Ode on Shakespeare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/tercentenary-ode-on-shakespeare)

Mentioned as a character lamented in Macbeth.

### [The Shires on the Moray Frith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/the-shires-on-the-moray-frith)

Noted as meeting his death in the country of Macbeth.

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