The language used to present the death of King Duncan is
equal to the level of respect that he holds and deserves as a beloved
king.
When MacDuff first discovers the body he responds
with heartfelt pain and anquish, as one would expect. However, he uses an elevated
metaphor to present the murder:
Confusion now hath made his
masterpiece!
Most sacrilegious murder hath broke
ope
The Lord's anointed temple, and stole
thence
The life o' the
building!
Here he
compares Duncan's body to the Lord's temple wherein its treasures have been stolen.
This fits with the concept of divine right of kings which holds that God himself
appoints the lineage of kings.
In keeping with the belief
of the Great Chain of Being, the evening of his death is marked by unusual natural
occurrences such as the sun not rising, horrible storms, lamentings in the air, and
unnatural behavior of animals. All of the natural events have entered a state of chaos
due to the defying of God's choices of Duncan as a king through
murder.
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