King Duncan

I think that king Duncan was a good King because he knew how to give orders so people would fallow and he has compassion for his people. In Act one scene two he speaks with an injured captain who has been injured. The captain tells him his story and the King believes that the captain is a worthy gentleman. When the captain is done speaking Duncan orders his men to find surgeons who can help him. Later in that scene he tell Ross to tell Macbeth he has become the Thane of Cawdor. King Duncan shows he thinks of the people of Scotland when he makes decisions such a making Macbeth the thane of Cawdor. The previous Thane of Cawdor was one who was a trader so King Duncan thought it would be best for someone better to step in and he chose Macbeth.

Machiavelli would say that Macbeth is a good leader because he knows how to get what he wants and he is able to maintain his place in power.  "I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it." When Macbeth kills king Duncan it is supposed to be Malcolm but he runs to England and Macbeth takes over in his place. Macbeth certainly did change around the status quo when he became King instead of Malcolm. "The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all. " This is another quote from Machiavelli that describes how Macbeth rules Scotland in a way that is beneficial to himself. When Macbeth first becomes king he begins to worry that he will be removed from his place as king and Banquo's son will  take the place of him and the Weird Sister predicted. Macbeth wanted nothing of the sort to happen so he sent out some murderers to kill Banquo and his son.