In Act V, Scene VIII, of "The Tragedy of Macbeth", by William Shakespeare, the inference that can be made about the kind of king Malcolm will be is that as the son of King Duncan, he is the rightful King of Scotland. He is a sensible man, and will make a very good king, he says that he is going to do what God wills him to, at the right time and the right place. He wants to call his friends from abroad and tell them that the terror under Macbeth has ended and that he is going to bring justice.