Question

hamlet: be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that you oerstep not the modesty of nature; for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as twere, the mirror up to nature... - hamlet, william shakespeare based on the passage, what is hamlets opinion about theater? actors should try to represent people as they really are. plays should impart a moral or religious lesson. actors are too tame and should be as loud and emotional as possible. the theater is not a proper place for someone who is modest and virtuous.

Explanation:

Hamlet emphasizes "to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature", which means representing people as they are. The other options:

• There is no mention of moral/religious lessons in the passage.
• Hamlet says "be not too tame" but also not to overstep nature's modesty (so not "as loud and emotional as possible").
• There is no indication that theater is not for modest/virtuous people.

Answer:

Actors should try to represent people as they really are.