Question

guide to elizabethan england
read the excerpt from the time travelers guide to elizabethan england.
as you approach the theaters you will notice that they all seem to be
round; in fact, they are polygonal—the globe is twenty - sided, the rose
fourteen - sided. whichever one you choose, you can expect to queue
with two thousand other people to get in. you will see people standing in
hats with pipes in hand, and women in their headdresses, all chatting,
with an eye open for people they know. entrance costs a penny: this
allows you to stand in the yard in front of the stage, an uncovered area
(hence the need for a hat).
the purpose of the second - person point of view in the excerpt is to
\tdistance the readers from the historical events
described.
\tmake the readers feel like part of the exciting
theater experience.
\temphasize how out of place the readers would feel
in the past.
admiration for elizabethan theater. at
of a radical revolution. at the start of
are miracle plays—reconstructions of
both civic and religious rituals. these
cil decrees that they are too close to
at york cease in 1569. in chester the
ontinue performing their play about
e coventry mystery plays are finally
wn to visit if you want to catch one
play in cornwall continues for some
dly be seen as a threat. during its
ch actor in turn and whispers his
pose to see secular plays on historical
ed up and down the country by
for example “lord sussex’s men,”
ral’s men,” and “lord leicester’s
that, while unattached actors are
act of 1572 specifically excludes
om being considered vagabonds.

Explanation:

The second-person point of view ("you") immerses readers by describing the experience as if they are personally approaching theaters, queuing, and observing the crowd. This creates a sense of direct participation rather than distance or alienation.

Answer:

make the readers feel like part of the exciting theater experience.