Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.

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.

What Elizabethan idea does Hamlet address in the excerpt?
A. the exploration of spiritual concepts
B. the representation of human experiences
C. the construction of permanent theater houses
D. the presentation of political commentary

Respuesta :

The correct answer is B. the representation of human experiences

Answer: B. the representation of human experiences

Explanation: In this excerpt from Act III, Scene II of "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare the Elizabethan idea that Hamlet addresses is the representation of human experiences. Hamlet is telling the players how to represent the play. He wants the players not to overact. To be smooth in their gestures and to avoid shouting.