Question

Read the passage from Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene v.

Benvolio: Away, be gone; the sport is at the best.

Now read the adaptation.

Benvolio: Let’s go; the best part of the party is over.

A modern audience might prefer the adaptation because it


changes the tone.

changes the meaning.

updates the language.

updates the characters.

Answer 1

Modern audiences might prefer the adaption because it “updates the language.” The reasoning would because if you compare the original passage and the adapted passage the vocabulary is completely different. In sort of a poem way to talk about a party, the adapted passage allows modern readers to understand the passage more clearly.

Answer 2

C. updates the language.

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