Question
Polonius: . . . [To OPHELIA.] Read on this book;
That show of such an exercise may colour
Your loneliness.
Which adaptation of this excerpt best indicates a change in time period?
Look at this computer tablet to highlight that you are all alone.
If you read this book, it will show Hamlet that you are alone.
Read this book; that will emphasize that you don’t need him.
To show her that you are indeed alone, read this book.
That show of such an exercise may colour
Your loneliness.
Which adaptation of this excerpt best indicates a change in time period?
Look at this computer tablet to highlight that you are all alone.
If you read this book, it will show Hamlet that you are alone.
Read this book; that will emphasize that you don’t need him.
To show her that you are indeed alone, read this book.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The adaptation that best indicates a change in time period is:
"Look at this computer tablet to highlight that you are all alone."
This version introduces modern technology (the "computer tablet") and changes the context from reading a physical book to using a contemporary device, signaling a shift to a more current time period.
"Look at this computer tablet to highlight that you are all alone."
This version introduces modern technology (the "computer tablet") and changes the context from reading a physical book to using a contemporary device, signaling a shift to a more current time period.