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Macbeth's Speech
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, today you are here to bring the families of the victims of Macbeth to justice. Macbeth was king; had everything. At least that’s what you’d think. He was king, what else could he ask for? Well, there was one thing that he didn’t have and that was a legacy of kings after him. After his position as king, the next king would not be in his family, so what did he do? He arranged murders that would ensure his family would rein as kings in the future. There was a series of murders with one thing in common and that thing was Macbeth. I ask today that you bring the families of Macbeth's victims to justice and give Macbeth the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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