Question

Which details from the passage support the idea that actors should try to represent people as they really are? Check all that apply.

“with this special observance”
“o’erstep not the modesty of nature”
“anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing”
“both at the first and now”
“to hold . . . the mirror up to nature”

Answer 1

Answers:
- “with this special observance” — yes (calls for careful observation of real people)
- “o’erstep not the modesty of nature” — yes (warns against going beyond natural behavior)
- “anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing” — yes (says overacting defeats the play’s purpose)
- “to hold . . . the mirror up to nature” — yes (explicitly says acting should reflect nature)

Not: “both at the first and now” — no (just a time reference, not about how actors should act).