Shakespeare
used the Holinsheds Chronicles as the historical source for most
of his plays, and for the plot of Macbeth. The Holinsheds
Chronicles was a book published in 1587(second edition) about
British history. The play Macbeth is not entirely historically
accurate. Shakespeare changed a lot of things in his play
Macbeth, like
the characters Macbeth, Duncan, Banquo, and the three weird
sisters. He changed the history of the play for many reasons, to
make a good entertaining story, political reasons, like pleasing
King James the first, and like in many of Shakespeare's plays he
wanted to convey that their is a divine right of kings, and to
usurp the throne is a crime against humanity.
Macbeth the character in the play Macbeth was very different
from how he was portrayed. Like in many stories he was to be the
Tragic Hero, brave, courageous, strong. So when Macbeth fought
back against Mackdonwalds rebellion, they said
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In reality
though, he was an accomplice in the murder of King Duncan, with
Macbeth. King James the first had claimed he was an ancestor of
Banquo, so of course Shakespeare could not portray Banquo as some
evil murderer, that would not have pleased King James the first.
You would think this would be hard to do for Shakespeare,
considering that he believed so much in the divine right of kings,
him knowing that Banquo was an accomplice and a murderer to a king,
but not showing this in his play. That really shows what he will do
to appeal to King James the first. Changing Banquo's character in
the play also adds to the play making it more dramatic and
interesting when good and pure Banquo is murdered, as opposed to
Banquo the accomplice being murdered. It also shows Banquo as a
wise voice of reason that warns Macbeth to resist evil, but Macbeth
could not, again showing Macbeth as the Tragic
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