Question

read the excerpt from hamlet. voltimand: ... on fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys, receives rebuke from norway, and, in fine, makes vow before his uncle never more to give the assay of arms against your majesty. whereon old norway, overcome with joy, gives him three thousand crowns in annual fee, and his commission to employ those soldiers, so levied as before, against the polack; with an entreaty, herein further shown, giving a paper. if this excerpt were made into a movie, which adaptation would best allow the director to comment on current politics? updating the setting to a modern city changing the costumes to modern fashion replacing the outdated terms with slang using actors with different ethnicities

Explanation:

Updating the setting to a modern - city would allow the director to directly relate the political themes in the text to contemporary political scenarios. Changing costumes or using slang does not directly address politics, and using actors of different ethnicities is more about representation than political commentary.

Answer:

updating the setting to a modern city