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Donalbain is a character in William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' (c.1603-1607). He is the younger son of King Duncan and brother to Malcolm, the heir to the throne. Donalbain flees Ireland after the murder of his father for refuge in Scotland. He is based upon a personage in an account of King Duncan in ''Holinshed's Chronicles,'' a history of Britain familiar to Shakespeare.〔Bevington, David. ''Four Tragedies.'' Bantam, 1988.〕 He is ultimately based on the historical King Donald III of Scotland. In the original text of the First Folio his name is spelled Donalbaine, and is sometimes also spelled Donaldbain. ==Origin== Shakespeare's Donalbain is based upon 'Donald Bane' in the account of King Duncan from ''Holinshed's Chronicles'' (1587). There, he makes his only appearance in the narrative after King Duncan is murdered. He then decides to seek refuge in Ireland where, the reader is informed, he was "cherished by the king of that land." After his departure, Macbeth uses "great liberality" toward the Scottish nobles in order to gain their favour, and rules capably for seventeen years before being defeated by Malcolm and his English forces.〔 Holinshed's historical personage is Donald III of Scotland. Historically, Donalbain (Donald Ban/Donald the Fair)seized the Scottish throne after the death of Malcolm and reigned off and on for a few years but was ultimately succeeded by Malcolm's son Edgar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donalbain (Macbeth)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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