Based upon the information in act i of the tragedy of macbeth, what can you infer about king duncan?

In act I, it can be inferred that King Duncan is a gracious character, humild that trust on his subjects.

Explanation:

Throughout the play, King Duncan, who was the King of Scotland, has a speech full of grace and graciousness, whether he was on the battlefield (Act I, Scene 2), where his talk is full of matters of honor, as well as when he is greeting his kind hostess Lady Macbeth (Act I, Scene 6). Duncan also expresses humility, a feature that Macbeth did not have, when he declare that he failed in spotting the previous Thane of Cawdor's treachery, he said: "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face" (I: 4,11).

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."