Question
Passage 1
Passage 2
Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
THISBE
O wall, full offen hast thou heard my moans,
For parting my fair Pyramus and me
My cherry lips have often kiss'd thy stones.
Thy stones lime and hair knit up in thee.
PYRAMUS
I see 11 to the chink
To spy an I can hear my Thisbe's face Thisbe?
THISBE
My love thou art, my love I think.
PYRAMUS
Think what thou wilt, I am thy lover's grace, And like Limander am I trusty still
THISBE
And Helen, is the fates me koll
PYRAMUS
Use the passages to answer the question Select Passage 1 and Passage 2
How does Shakespeare transform Ovid's source material? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Shakespeare uses Ovid's source material to make the story new for audiences.
Shakespeare has Thisbe talk to the wall, but Ovid does not.
Shakespeare takes Ovid's story and puts it into dialogue to be performed by actors.
Ovid's story is a comedy, but Shakespeare tums it into a tragedy
Ovid's story source material from an older story and makes it relevant to a new audience
Passage 2
Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
THISBE
O wall, full offen hast thou heard my moans,
For parting my fair Pyramus and me
My cherry lips have often kiss'd thy stones.
Thy stones lime and hair knit up in thee.
PYRAMUS
I see 11 to the chink
To spy an I can hear my Thisbe's face Thisbe?
THISBE
My love thou art, my love I think.
PYRAMUS
Think what thou wilt, I am thy lover's grace, And like Limander am I trusty still
THISBE
And Helen, is the fates me koll
PYRAMUS
Use the passages to answer the question Select Passage 1 and Passage 2
How does Shakespeare transform Ovid's source material? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Shakespeare uses Ovid's source material to make the story new for audiences.
Shakespeare has Thisbe talk to the wall, but Ovid does not.
Shakespeare takes Ovid's story and puts it into dialogue to be performed by actors.
Ovid's story is a comedy, but Shakespeare tums it into a tragedy
Ovid's story source material from an older story and makes it relevant to a new audience
Answers
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The two correct answers regarding how Shakespeare transforms Ovid's source material in "Midsummer Night's Dream" are:
1. **Shakespeare uses Ovid's source material to make the story new for audiences.**
2. **Shakespeare takes Ovid's story and puts it into dialogue to be performed by actors.**
These answers highlight how Shakespeare adapts and reinterprets Ovid's narrative for a contemporary audience while transforming it into a performative art form.
1. **Shakespeare uses Ovid's source material to make the story new for audiences.**
2. **Shakespeare takes Ovid's story and puts it into dialogue to be performed by actors.**
These answers highlight how Shakespeare adapts and reinterprets Ovid's narrative for a contemporary audience while transforming it into a performative art form.