The Metamorphoses

Question

by Ovid

Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare

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

(1 point)
Responses

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.

Shakespeare has Thisbe talk to the wall, but Ovid does not.
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.
Shakespeare takes Ovid’s story and puts it into dialogue to be performed by actors.

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 that highlight how Shakespeare transforms Ovid’s source material in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" are:

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

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

These answers reflect Shakespeare's adaptation of Ovid's themes and stories for a contemporary audience while utilizing the theatrical format of dialogue.