Hamlet Act 3 Scene 2

According to the text, how should actors speak their lines?

• Monotonously and without emotion

• Quietly and softly

• Musically and easily

• Loudly and dramatically

What does the author think of actors who exaggerate their performances?

• They are highly praised

• They are natural and talented

• They are poorly made imitations of men

• They are skilled craftsmen

What does the author believe is the purpose of theater?

• To appreciate noise and pantomime

• To represent reality and hold up a mirror to virtue, vice, and the spirit of the times

• To exaggerate and overact

• To entertain the rabble

What does the author think of actors who overact?

• They are highly praised

• They should be whipped

• They are natural and talented

• They are skilled craftsmen

What does the author think of actors who cannot speak or walk like any human?

• They are highly praised

• They are natural and talented

• They are poorly made imitations of men

• They are skilled craftsmen

What does the author advise actors to do when performing?

• Strut and bellow strangely

• Speak monotonously and without emotion

• Exaggerate and overact

• Move gently and keep their temperament smooth

What does the author think of actors who cannot suit the action to the word and the word to the action?

• They are skilled craftsmen

• They are poorly made imitations of men

• They are natural and talented

• They are highly praised

What does the author think of actors who are too tame?

• They are skilled craftsmen

• They are highly praised

• They are natural and talented

• They are poorly made imitations of men

What does the author think of actors who use exaggeration in the theater?

• They are skilled craftsmen

• They are natural and talented

• They are highly praised

• They are poorly made imitations of men

What does the author think of actors who cannot walk like any human?

• They are poorly made imitations of men

• They are natural and talented

• They are skilled craftsmen

• They are highly praised