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 that acting should not overstep the "modesty of nature" and that plays should "hold...the mirror up to nature". This implies a focus on representing things as they truly are.

• The first option aligns with this as representing people as they really are ties in with holding the mirror to nature.
• The second option about a moral/religious lesson is not mentioned in the passage.
• The third option contradicts Hamlet's advice of not being too over - done (opposite of being as loud and emotional as possible).
• The fourth option is not supported as the passage is about acting style, not the theater being improper for modest people.

Answer:

Actors should try to represent people as they really are.