Question

read the excerpt from act iii of hamlet. ophelia: my lord, i have remembrances of yours, that i have longed long to re-deliver; i pray you, now receive them. read the adaptation of the excerpt. ophelia: i have some things here that i want to return to you. please, take them back. what choice did the writer of this adaptation make? the writer changed the characters demeanor. the writer altered ophelias gender. the writer made the language more modern. the writer relocated the setting of the play.

Explanation:

The original excerpt uses archaic language (e.g., "remembrances of yours," "longed long to re-deliver," "I pray you"), while the adaptation uses simpler, contemporary phrasing (e.g., "some things here," "want to return to you," "Please, take them back"). No changes to demeanor, gender, or setting are evident.

Answer:

The writer made the language more modern.