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"The source of Macbeth is Holinshed's Chronicles but with respect to the character of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare diverged from Holinshed in several ways. Read the following options and identify the one which is not correct:"The answer choices are:(A) Holinshed gave Lady Macbeth a small role but Shakespeare greatly enhanced her role(B) Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth features in a sleep-walking scene, but this does not occur in Holinshed(C) Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth commits suicide but Holinshed's Lady Macbeth does not(D) Holinshed refers to Lady Macbeth as the Fourth Witch but Shakespeare does not

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"The source of Macbeth is Holinshed's Chronicles but with respect to the character of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare diverged from Holinshed in several ways. Read the following options and identify the one which is not correct:"The answer choices are:(A) Holinshed gave Lady Macbeth a small role but Shakespeare greatly enhanced her role(B) Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth features in a sleep-walking scene, but this does not occur in Holinshed(C) Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth commits suicide but Holinshed's Lady Macbeth does not(D) Holinshed refers to Lady Macbeth as the Fourth Witch but Shakespeare does not

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The correct answer is (D) Holinshed refers to Lady Macbeth as the Fourth Witch but Shakespeare does not.

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