they fled the country
Malcolm and Donalbain fled for fear that they might be the next one's to be murdered.
Malcolm and Donalbain are attributed the motive of self-preservation when they flee from Scotland after their father King Duncan is murdered. They fear for their own lives and suspect that whoever killed their father may also target them to secure the throne.
Donalbain is one of King Duncan's sons in William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth." He is younger brother to Malcolm, the heir to the Scottish throne. After Duncan's murder, Donalbain flees to Ireland for safety.
Malcom was murdered in a Gay Bar, in west coast.
they were afraid that they were next to be killed by the murderer of king duncan. so they fleed to a different country.
Donalbain leaves because he is suspected of killing his father, King Duncan.
Apex 1.2.7 Quiz) They fear they will be murdered.
Donalbain and Malcolm were the sons of King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040]. According to the Shakespearean play 'Macbeth', they were at Inverness Castle the morning after their father and his two royal guards had been murdered. They were suspicious of Macbeth's confession of having killed the guards for having killed their sovereign. They also feared for their lives. So Donalbain escaped to Ireland. He later returned to Scotland to rule as King Donald III [d. 1099]. Malcolm escaped to England. He later returned to Scotland to rule as King Malcolm III [d. November 13, 1093].
Malcolm and Donalbain thought that since their father was murdered, they may be next on the list of someone who wants to take the throne. Also, they didn't really seemed shocked at their father's death and could have been mistaken as their father's murderers.
No, in William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," King Duncan does not bequeath his kingdom to Donalbain. Instead, Duncan is murdered by Macbeth, who then seizes the throne for himself.
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