Persuasive Speech On Macbeth

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Come friends, and join me! Help me destroy Macbeth for he is an evil traitor. I promise you won't be dissatisfied if you choose to do so. What good has Macbeth done for any of you? I personally know he's done nothing but harm to Scotland. Macbeth unruly stole what was mine, the throne, and has now proved over and over again he cannot be trusted as King. I am a man of my word, as you gentlemen all know, and it is time to get Scotland back! Wouldn’t we be doing all of Scotland good, to get rid of Macbeth? Macbeth has repeatedly committed unnecessary murder. First, he murdered the King, his own cousin Duncan, along with the help of Lady Macbeth. Not only did Macbeth and his wife brutally murder Duncan in his sleep, but they also went on to

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