Question

question 8 of 10
what happened to english theater during restoration?

a. playwrights questioned the nature of theater.

b. plays contained more puritanical content.

c. plays contained more offensive content.

d. most theaters were closed

Explanation:

• Option A: Questioning the nature of theater was more associated with later theatrical movements, not the Restoration.
• Option B: The Restoration was a reaction against Puritanism; plays had less Puritanical content.
• Option C: During the Restoration, plays often featured more risqué, satirical, and what some considered offensive content (e.g., sexual innuendo, mockery of social norms) as the theater moved away from Puritan restrictions.
• Option D: Theaters were closed during the Puritan Commonwealth, and the Restoration saw their reopening.

Answer:

C. Plays contained more offensive content.