They find him to be a guardian for "poor little Scotland" and a keeper of peace in Scotland.
The English, however, hated William, and considered him an outlaw and a cruel and insane man.
William was captured and to the English was given a painful and cruel, but deserved punishment; to be hung at the gallows, then dissected while still half alive, and then once dead, quartered.
The English felt no compassion towards a man who killed many innocent English people throughout his reign.
It is absolutely essential to quote the original sources when you are answering questions using historical documents. Also, your thesis statement should combine your opinion on both Scot and English perspectives on identity into one; your argument forms from there.
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