Holinshed's chronicles 5. direct quotations comprise much of the content of li effective in supporting the author's purpose in this te ons comprise much of the content of lines 1-20. is the use of direct quotations author's purpose in this text? explain 6. in both the play and history, macbeth can be viewed as a flawed similarities and differences in how each text portrays macbeth's motiv banquo? which author is more successful in conveying macbeth's mo macbeth can be viewed as a flawed tragic hero. what are the venn diagram to portray the similarities and differences in how each text portrays macbeth's motivation for killing duncan and is more successful in conveying macbeth's motivations and why? use a ven. which author in 'n how each textewed as a flawed tragic her 7. based on your understanding of shakespeare's context for writing macbeth, how and why did he transform the character from the chronicles to suit his purpose? consider his priority and cite evidence from both works.