Macbeth+-+Zack+S+-+Letter+5+years+later

Dear Macbeth, I have finally come to my senses, and, I trust that you have too. I have finally figured out that you and I are much alike in many aspects. We get in the heat of the moment, and from that point on, everything is a blur. I now know how you felt after you had killed the king, and I know that you must have had your reasons for doing such an act. You must have felt incredibly guilty, but at the same time you had to keep calm and carry on. You see, we are people of our country, and our country comes first, even over our family and our personal safety. This is the reason that we are so lethal in battle, and this is the reason that I was able to recover from the murder of my wife and children so quickly. I know that it was for your own personal reasons, and that it was in the heat of the moment. I know that you wanted to threaten me, and since I was gone, my wife and child were the next best choice. And I would just like to say that I forgive you for your heinous actions. I know that you must have killed Duncan for your own reasons. I am afraid to say that I would not have acted differently. Although I resent you for your actions, and how you handled your situation, I could not say that I would have made better choices. All that we can do is let go, don’t hang on to the past, but hang on to the now. And that is why I am asking for your forgiveness. As I mentioned before, we get into the heat of the battle, and although my actions were more justified, I am haunted by the fact that I have killed my former friend. I am sincerely sorry for your death. I thought the way you handled yourself in the bitter end was valiant, fighting for all that you had, you are a very brave man, and a man that I would like to be on good terms with. If you forgive me than my soul will be clean of all wrong doing, and I’m sure my forgiveness has helped your soul a little too. Hope you have a great rest of your eternity. Sincerely, Macduff

Written Statement: I chose for Macduff to forgive Macbeth because I think he knows that he would have done the same thing in his position. Macduff seems no different than Macbeth throughout the play, he’s just on the other end. Nevertheless he is a man of morals, just like Macbeth was, and he wants to clear his name for killing his former friend. This is a different situation than it was when Macbeth killed the thane of Cawdor because the thane of Cawdor was a traitor and he fought against Scotland, while Macbeth fought for Scotland until the end. I think Macduff would realize that Macbeth is extremely patriotic, just like him, the difference is just their respective positions during the play.