Holinshed’s Macbeth

How would the play have been different if Holinshed’s Macbeth replaced Shakespeare’s Macbeth?

answer these questions: Whose depiction of Macbeth—Shakespeare’s or Holinshed’s—is more interesting or compelling from a reader’s standpoint? Why? Was Shakespeare wise to change Macbeth in the ways he did? Why or why not? How would the play have been different if Holinshed’s Macbeth replaced Shakespeare’s Macbeth?

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