King Duncan orders Ross to go inform Macbeth of his promotion to Thane of Cawdor and to thank the former Thane of Cawdor for his traitorous actions.
Ross Duncan was born in 1944.
Duncan Graham Ross was born in 1891.
Duncan Campbell Ross died on 1961-01-10.
Duncan Campbell Ross was born on 1871-12-16.
Ross informs Macduff that Macduff's family has been murdered on the orders of Macbeth.
Ross and Macduff suspect King Duncan's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, of murdering their father because the appearance of guilt points towards them. After the discovery of Duncan's body and the murder weapon found on his sons' servants, suspicion falls on Malcolm and Donalbain as they flee the scene, casting doubt on their innocence.
The nobleman who first informs King Duncan of the Thane of Cawdor's treason is Ross. He reports the events surrounding the battle and the disloyalty of the former Thane of Cawdor to the King.
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Ross is a Scottish nobleman in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. He starts off as a loyal supporter of King Duncan but later sides with Macbeth after he becomes king. Ross provides updates on key events in the play and plays a minor yet important role in the overall plot.
Some people might think that Duncan gives this title to Macbeth because Macbeth was instrumental in capturing the traitor Thane of Cawdor. But this is wrong. The Thane of Ross brings the news to Duncan of Cawdor's treachery but does not name Macbeth as the man that captures him. Ross is then told to find Macbeth and tell him that he is now the Thane of Cawdor. When Ross tells him this, Macbeth is astonished: he says "The thane of Cawdor lives--a prosperous gentleman! Why do you dress me in borrowed robes?" He would not have been astonished had he been the man to capture Cawdor. What is more, Ross is not surprised that he is astonished, because Ross knows that Macbeth has not yet heard of Cawdor's treachery. It is possible that Duncan misunderstood Ross's report and believed that Macbeth could simultaneously be in Forres (in northern Scotland) and Fife (in southern Scotland) fighting two different battles at the same time. If he was that much of a dimwit about the geography of the country he was supposed to be king of, then he might have rewarded Macbeth for something he did not do. It is far more likely that Macbeth receives the title either because Duncan wants to reward the brave and victorious Macbeth who defeated Macdonweald, or that his choice of Macbeth as the recipient is entirely arbitrary.