Question

In Macbeth, why doesn’t Duncan suspect that Lady Macbeth wishes him harm?

Lady Macbeth is Duncan’s daughter, and she has always been dutiful and obedient to her father.

Macbeth personally assures Duncan that his wife has never hurt anyone, and Duncan is foolish enough to believe him.

Lady Macbeth only reveals her ambition and her desire to see Duncan murdered to her husband; she is kind to the king while he lives.

Duncan is a decent king, but he is repeatedly shown to be oblivious to the dangers around him.

Answer 1

Lady Macbeth only reveals her ambition and her desire to see Duncan murdered to her husband; she is kin
d to the king while he lives.

Answer 2

In Macbeth, Duncan doesn't suspect that Lady Macbeth wishes him harm because Lady Macbeth only reveals her ambition and her desire to see Duncan murdered to her husband; she is kind to the king while he lives. Option C is correct.

Lady Macbeth is a leading character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. She is the wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth who is described as a Scottish nobleman, Lady Macbeth urges her husband into committing regicide, after which she becomes queen of Scotland.