Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . Ophelia: My lord, I have remembrances of yours, That I have longed long to re-deliver; I pray you, now receive them. Read the adaptation of the excerpt. Ophelia: I have some things here that I want to return to you. Please, take them back. What choice did the writer of this adaptation make?
Answer
A
The writer changed the character’s demeanor.
B
The writer made the language more modern.
C
The writer altered Ophelia’s gender.
D
The writer relocated the setting of the play.
Explanation
The original uses older phrasing such as “remembrances of yours” and “re-deliver.” The adaptation expresses the same idea in more familiar, contemporary language: “some things here” and “want to return to you.” Ophelia’s gender, the setting, and her demeanor are not changed.
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