The Man Without a Country

by Hackett, Walter (adaptation)
Use the scene to answer the question.

How does the playwright develop the mood in this scene?

(1 point)
Responses

The mood is joyful in the beginning of the scene, but as the scene goes on the mood becomes depressed.
The mood is joyful in the beginning of the scene, but as the scene goes on the mood becomes depressed.

The mood is tense in the beginning of the scene, but as the scene goes on the mood becomes aggressive.
The mood is tense in the beginning of the scene, but as the scene goes on the mood becomes aggressive.

The mood is calm in the beginning of the scene, but as the scene goes on the mood becomes sorrowful.
The mood is calm in the beginning of the scene, but as the scene goes on the mood becomes sorrowful.

The mood is awkward in the beginning of the scene, but as the scene goes on the mood becomes haunted.

1 answer

The playwright develops the mood in this scene by creating a contrast between a calm beginning and a sorrowful progression. Therefore, the response that best captures this is:

The mood is calm in the beginning of the scene, but as the scene goes on the mood becomes sorrowful.