Macbeth Speech

             Friends, Nobleman, Countrymen, lend me your ears.
             I come to bury Macbeth and divulge his nefarious and meticulous conspiracy, not to praise him. I am a loyal servant of the rightful.
             Macbeth was a former battle-hardened soldier who was loved and respected by our beloved King Duncan. Macbeth was acknowledged for his glorious efforts on the battlefield. He fought gallantly for God, King, and County and received many honorable titles like 'brave Macbeth,' 'valiant cousin,' and 'worthy gentleman.' For all his gallantry, 'Thane of Cawdor,' was the ominous Macbeths foremost title, which previously accompanied the evil MacDonald, oh! the irony of it.
             It was heard that the treachery began when Macbeth was returning from the battlefield to Duncan's camp, and he encountered the mysterious and enigmatic witches. The witches and their catalytic prophecy were the first significant influence on Macbeth's actions. Macbeth, then Thane of Glamis, was content with his position until the three witches foretold him, "hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor, thou shalt be king hereafter." After hearing this, Macbeth and Banquo, his loyal friend, discovered that King Duncan had named Macbeth "Thane of Cawdor." The witches also advised them that Banquo's son would be King one day. They contemplate how the rest of the prophecy will come true. It is then that Macbeth realizes that for him to, in fact become King, he will have to defeat King Duncan and recently named heir to the throne, Malcolm, the King's son, and also prevent Banqou's son from gaining access to the throne. This was in the back of Macbeth's mind from the very beginning. The prophecy of the three witches only fired his imagination to confirm the terrible deeds he was already planning, the death of King Duncan and to tear the throne from his dying hands.
             As a reward for his Patriotism, it was announced that a celebration should be held in Macbeth new lair, Dunsinane, and the King...

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