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Judges Sentencing Speeches

If guilty: (the dot dot dot is meant for Macbeth or Lady Macbeth) … (and …) has (have) wronged society and it is thus acceptable to give maximum retribution. Before I get to that I must explain my justification. At the point in time where we are right now in which we are engaged in war, the most important aspect that we as a community must value is loyalty. There must be loyalty to the country and the people. Seeing as the people enjoyed former King Duncan, loyalty must be shown to the King as he was the representation of the people. … (and …) has (have) violated all three obligations to the great country of Scotland and thus maximum retribution must be ensued. Therefore, I sentence … and …'s ghosts to community service for all of eternity. It is the only justified payment to society that will make up for …'s debt. …. withdrew something from society thus they must deposit something in the form of service and work. Their souls and ghosts shall be in the custody of King Malcolm as he is the one and only kind. Once he passes, the custody of the ghosts shall pass on to Malcolm's heir and continue down the family.

If not-guilty: At the point in time where we are right now in which we are engaged in war, the most important aspect that we as a community must value is loyalty. There must be loyalty to the country and the people. Seeing as the people enjoyed former King Duncan, loyalty must be shown to the King as he was the representation of the people. Macbeth has demonstrated his utmost loyalty for Duncan as he fought Duncan's battles valiantly and ultimately brought Duncan's possible murderers (Duncan's guards) to justice. Lady Macbeth demonstrated her loyalty by her respect and care for the King while he was on Macbeth property. In addition, Macbeth agreed in questioning that Lady Macbeth was, in fact, a supportive wife. Seeing as Macbeth is a hero for his actions in war, Lady Macbeth deserves her fair share for her supporting role as a supportive wife. With this I urge all that oppose Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to retire to your homes. Even if Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are guilty and evidence is just insufficient, he and his wife are dead now and it would be quite challenging to enact punishment on their ghosts.