Question

iv. english 12 sem a- a
et, part 5: characteristics of elizabethan drama
the tragedy of hamlet, prince of denmark
act iii. scene ii.
a hall in the castle
enter hamlet and certain players.
hamlet: speak the speech, i pray you, as i pronounced it to you, trippingly
on the tongue; but if you mouth it, as many of your players do, i had as
lief the town-crier spoke my lines. nor do not saw the air too much with
your hand, thus; but use all gently: for in the very torrent, tempest, and—
as i may say—whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a
temperance, that may give it smoothness. o! it offends me to the soul to
hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very
rags, to split the ears of the groundlings, who for the most part are
capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb-shows and noise: i would have
such a fellow whipped for o’er-doing termagant; it out-herods herod:
pray you, avoid it.
first player: i warrant your honour.
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 o’erstep 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; to show
virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body
hamlet: so long? nay, then, let the devil wear black, for i’ll have a suit
of sables. o heavens! die two months ago, and not forgotten yet? then
there’s hope a great man’s memory may outlive his life half a year; but,
by ’r lady, he must build churches then, or else shall he suffer not
thinking on, with the hobby-horse, whose epitaph is, ‘for, o! for, o! the
hobby-horse is forgot.’
how does the excerpt exemplify elizabethan drama?
by praising the lives of saints
by exploring human emotions
by referencing biblical concepts
by addressing political policies

Explanation:

In the excerpt, phrases like "by 'r lady" (a reference to the Virgin Mary) and "build churches" (a religious/Biblical - related action) along with the mention of "the devil" are allusions to Biblical or religious concepts. The option "by exploring human emotions" is not directly supported here as the excerpt focuses more on religious - related references rather than delving into human emotions. "By praising the lives of saints" is incorrect as there is no praise of saints. "By addressing political policies" is also incorrect as there is no mention of political policies. So the excerpt exemplifies Elizabethan drama by referencing Biblical concepts.

Answer:

by referencing Biblical concepts