How does Shakespeare transform Ovid’s source material? Select the two correct answers.

Question

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Responses

Shakespeare takes Ovid’s story and puts it into dialogue to be performed by actors.
Shakespeare takes Ovid’s story and puts it into dialogue to be performed by actors.

Shakespeare has Thisbe talk to the wall, but Ovid does not.
Shakespeare has Thisbe talk to the wall, but Ovid does not.

Shakespeare uses Ovid’s source material to make the story new for new audiences.
Shakespeare uses Ovid’s source material to make the story new for new audiences.

Ovid’s story uses source material from an older story and makes it relevant to a new audience.
Ovid’s story uses source material from an older story and makes it relevant to a new audience.

Ovid’s story is a comedy, but Shakespeare turns it into a tragedy.

Answer 1

The two correct answers regarding how Shakespeare transforms Ovid's source material are:

1. Shakespeare takes Ovid’s story and puts it into dialogue to be performed by actors.

2. Shakespeare uses Ovid’s source material to make the story new for new audiences.

These responses highlight Shakespeare's adaptation of the narrative structure and his ability to recontextualize the story for contemporary viewers.