Question

review the seventh paragraph. drama—an earl or an actor? as an actor, shakespeare would have performed in front of the audiences he wrote for, learning what worked and what didnt from their reactions. he also would have known many other successful playwrights from whom he could have learned. this last point does suggest something worth acknowledging. shakespeare probably did receive help from other writers with several of his plays. such partnerships were common during the time that shakespeare wrote. shakespeares fellow writers wouldnt have been nobles such as edward de vere, but working playwrights, such as thomas middleton and john fletcher. thus, while shakespeare was the principal author of most of his plays, he may not have written all of them by himself. how does the final paragraph conclude the essay? it defines a term that is important to the authors main claim. it summarizes the authors main claim. it offers evidence to disprove an opposing claim. it places limitations on the authors main claim.

Explanation:

The paragraph starts by saying Shakespeare might have received help from other writers (partnerships were common). It then names specific writers (Thomas Middleton and John Fletcher) and concludes that while he was the principal author, he may not have written all plays alone. This is placing a limitation (he may not have written all alone) on the idea that he was the sole author (a main claim - though not fully shown here but implied in context of the essay likely arguing about authorship).

Answer:

It places limitations on the author's main claim.