In his play Macbeth, William Shakespeare drew source material from Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of British history. Compare the two passages about the slaying of the rebel
Macdonald.
Which answer best describes how Shakespeare transforms the passage from the Chronicles in his play?
A. In the Chronicles, Macbeth cuts off the head of the
dead Macdonald and hangs it up, but in the play, Shakespeare deletes that part.
B. In the Chronicles, Macbeth finds the dead body of
Macdonald, but in the play, Shakespeare has Macbeth
kill the man himself
C. In the Chronicles, Macbeth is portrayed as a cruel man
who cuts off Macdonald's head, but in the play,
Shakespeare makes Macbeth kinder by having him
bury the man.
D. In the Chronicles, Macbeth finds the dead body of
Macdonald and leaves it where it is, but in the play Shakespeare has Macbeth take the body to the king.