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Dear my eternal love, How I miss you. I miss the sound of your voice, the smell of your hair, and the feel of your skin. Everyday without you is a dark, lonely day. Still, these would be dark days even with you. I never thought after I slew that monster, Macbeth, that things would get worse. Our wonderful country Scotland has been stained with strife since Macbeth slew good King Duncan in his home. It appears God is punishing all of Scotland for Macbeth's crime. How could one drive a dagger through the heart of their liege is beyond me. Duncan's life however wouldn't be the last lost in these terrible times. I still remember when I heard how the noble Banquo had been slayed by crooked criminals. I thought does God have no mercy for surely he wouldn't let the best of us die such a cruel death. Fortunately his son Fleance survived him. That child is doing quite well actually. He married now and soon to have a son. However the worst of his crimes was the death of our family. Macbeth, that heartless beast, sent those hell-spawns into our house, and cut down you and my own child along with all our faithful servants. When Ross told me of what had occurred, I felt as if my world had ended for I lost almost everything that mattered to me in one swoop. How could I live in a world where the most precious objects of my heart had been struck dead, by my own king no less. What was a man supposed to do? How was he supposed to react? Never had I felt such overwhelming pain. Death would have been a relief. I would have embraced it, letting it bring me to you. However Macbeth needed to face punishment for his actions, and I would act as an angel of justice for God. I would find retribution for the actions done to you, our son, our king, Banquo, and all the others lives he destroyed. With the true ruler, Malcolm, I fought Macbeth's army and faced him single combat. There I cut that accursed creature down to size. I saved the kingdom from a tyrant, and I thought I might find peace, but I was wrong. Peace would not find its way to Scotland. While Malcolm was the rightful heir, his wicked brother, Donaldbain, thought differently. He assassinated Malcolm before he could take power and claimed the throne for himself. Some sided with him and others sided against. I would never allow another murder on our great throne so I sided against him. Civil war erupted for a second time. A never-ending war started and continues on today. Donaldbain is dead along with many others, but many still try to claim the throne. Everyone wants that corrupting power. Good men become monsters for it. I have yet to find my peace. I write to you today for I go out to battle and writing to you almost makes for the fact I'll never be able to speak to you again. Maybe today I'll struck down in battle and we can be a family again. I'll love you even after the day I die. Your always faithful husband Macduff You might wonder why I had Donaldbain kill Malcolm and decide he should become king. I thought that since Macbeth was a tragedy, it should end a little more tragically. Not many people are that sad about Macbeth's death so I felt the story needed a little more tragic ending with the land in chaos and the true ruler dying. Also it shows how even after all of this Macduff still loves Scotland most of all. I decided to have this written from Macduff to his dead wife as kind of a way for both Macduff to mourn his wife and family and also to keep a diary of what is going on. It allows me to give a bunch of exposition and get away with. Also I think Macduff is the most sympathetic character and I wanted to portray him as that. I also wanted to show his hate of Macbeth for killing his family and killing Duncan. It also gave me a good excuse for him to reflect back on events like Banquo's death and how they lead up to what happened. Also the letter helps explain what happened to characters that the actual plot never did. Also it's really the best view into Macduff's eyes we get which makes even more entertaining.