English, 24.07.2021 01:50 angoliabirtio
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In his play Macbeth, William Shakespeare drew source material from Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles. Compare the two passages about Macbeth's character.
Which answer best describes how Shakespeare transforms the passage from the Chronicles in his play?
A. In the Chronicles, Macbeth kills nobles to gain power and wealth, but in the play, Shakespeare has Lady Macbeth say he does not want wealth.
B. In the Chronicles, Macbeth is described as bloodthirsty, but in the play, Shakespeare has Lady Macbeth say he is not as cruel as he should be.
C. In the Chronicles, Macbeth kills nobles because of his ambitions, but in the play, Shakespeare has Lady Macbeth say he is without ambition.
D. In the Chronicles, Macbeth is described as noble, but in the play, Shakespeare has Lady Macbeth say that he is not noble.
The passage:
Published in 1577, Raphael Holinshed’s edition of the Chronicles consisted of several volumes that documented British history in great depth and detail. These volumes were a collaborative effort, written and printed by numerous individuals from different backgrounds and different perspectives.
At length [Makbeth] found such swéetnesse by putting his nobles thus to death, that his earnest thirst after bloud in this behalfe might in no wise be satisfied: for ye must consider he wan double profit (as hée thought) hereby: for first they were rid out of the way whome he feared, and then againe his coffers were inriched by their goods which were forfeited to his vse,…
excerpt from Act I, Scene V, in Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Lady Macbeth
What thou art promised: yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o' the milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great;
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend it: what thou wouldst highly,
That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false,
And yet wouldst wrongly win…
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