After the worthy Macduff hath slain the evil Macbeth, he hath brought me the head of the tyrant and restored order by rightfully naming me king of Scotland and continuing the royal bloodline. The first thing I felt to be necessary was to name all my thanes as earls. Then, we put the traitor's head on a tall stake for all to see. In doing so, we signal the end of Macbeth’s reign of terror and avenge my father, the honorable Duncan. Macbeth’s army put up little resistance against the seizing of the castle. It seems most of them were kept against their will and had no loyalty to Macbeth. This made it easy for me to assert my power and recruit many of Macbeth’s men.
When the seizing of the castle was finished, I sent out an edict declaring the restoration of my father’s old order. Thus, rendering the tyrannical Macbeth’s order invalid. After that I hath rewarded the worthy Macduff for his loyal and heroic acts in defeating the foul Macbeth. I hath given Macduff the worthy titles (as well as the title of earl): Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor, the two titles that were formerly held by the wicked Macbeth. Ironically, the title of thane of Cawdor was given consecutively to two different traitors in a row. Well I suppose, in Macduff’s good hands, the third time is charmed fair. …show more content…
I told him that it is safe for him to return and when he does he will be treated as an ally rather than a rival. Furthermore, I wish to set up an advisory council composed of my newly appointed earls and led by none other than Macduff. This new advisory group will be an extra set of eyes and ears for me. They will report to me any minor issues important locally to my subjects. The group may also provide their opinions on smaller matters, which will be taken into consideration by me, the
When the seizing of the castle was finished, I sent out an edict declaring the restoration of my father’s old order. Thus, rendering the tyrannical Macbeth’s order invalid. After that I hath rewarded the worthy Macduff for his loyal and heroic acts in defeating the foul Macbeth. I hath given Macduff the worthy titles (as well as the title of earl): Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor, the two titles that were formerly held by the wicked Macbeth. Ironically, the title of thane of Cawdor was given consecutively to two different traitors in a row. Well I suppose, in Macduff’s good hands, the third time is charmed fair. …show more content…
I told him that it is safe for him to return and when he does he will be treated as an ally rather than a rival. Furthermore, I wish to set up an advisory council composed of my newly appointed earls and led by none other than Macduff. This new advisory group will be an extra set of eyes and ears for me. They will report to me any minor issues important locally to my subjects. The group may also provide their opinions on smaller matters, which will be taken into consideration by me, the