Shakespeare has made Macduff the savior of Scotland by making him appear as God's appointed angel of justice to reinstate the rightful and chosen king of Scotland. Macduff, along with Malcolm, go to England to seek help from the historical King Edward the Confessor. Malcolm tests Macduff's loyalty before he embraces him as an ally. Once he is convinced of his loyalty, he explains that he will return to Scotland with ten thousand soldiers lent to him by the English king to defeat Macbeth.
Macbeth has brought only chaos to Scotland, symbolized in the bad weather and bizarre supernatural events, he offers no real justice, only a habit of murdering those he sees as a threat. As the embodiment of tyranny, he must be overcome by Malcolm so that Scotland can have a true king once more.
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