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GCSE English Literature · key term
Rule that serves a country's welfare through qualities such as justice, mercy, generosity and self-control, rather than serving the ruler's private desires.
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Paper 2
Revise: Duncan and MalcolmShakespeare makes good kingship more than possessing a crown: it involves rewarding service, protecting subjects and governing with moral restraint. Duncan embodies generosity and goodness, but is vulnerable to deception. Malcolm develops into a leader who combines those ideals with greater caution.
Discursive question on good kingship: distinguish Malcolm's invented vices during his test from the qualities he actually displays.
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