Read the excerpt from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. PUCK How now, spirit! whither wander you? FAIRY Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. Which of the following traits supports the fact that A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an experimental drama?
Answer
A
The characters engage the audience in the drama.
B
The characters are presented in new or unusual ways.
C
The characters are portrayed as they appear in real life.
D
The characters have creative and active imaginations.
Explanation
The excerpt presents a fairy who can travel everywhere “swifter than the moon’s sphere” and serves the fairy queen by sprinkling dew. Supernatural, imaginative characters like this are unusual compared with realistic everyday characters, supporting the idea that the play is experimental. The correct choice is “The characters are presented in new or unusual ways.”
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