The detail from Shakespeare’s play that signals it is meant to create a different feeling for the audience than the source material is the choice to frame the fable as a play within a play. This technique allows for a comedic and lighthearted interpretation of the themes, contrasting with the more serious tone typically found in Ovid's "Metamorphoses."
Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
The Metamorphoses
by Ovid
Which detail from Shakespeare’s play signals that the play is meant to create a different feeling for the audience than the source material?
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the bantering dialogue
the bantering dialogue
the use of characters from the fable
the use of characters from the fable
the inclusion of the lion
the inclusion of the lion
the choice to frame the fable as a play within a play
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