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Creating a Storyboard for a Shakespeare Scene

Question 2 • GA-Literature and Composition I

When adapting a Shakespearean speech for a modern audience, what should the writer focus on changing? Choose three answers.common nouns and verbsfigurative words and phrasesmodern slangunfamiliar or outdated wordsunusual syntax

Answer
A
common nouns and verbs
B
figurative words and phrases
C
modern slang
D
unfamiliar or outdated words
E
unusual syntax

Explanation

To make a Shakespearean speech easier for a modern audience to understand, update figurative words and phrases that may be unfamiliar, replace outdated or unfamiliar words, and simplify unusual syntax. Common nouns and verbs usually remain understandable, while adding modern slang can distract from the meaning and tone.

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