Question

Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest. Gwendolen. [To Jack.] Darling! Algernon. [To Cecily.] Darling! [They fall into each other's arms.] [Enter Merriman. When he enters he coughs loudly, seeing the situation.] Merriman. Ahem! Ahem! Lady Bracknell! Jack. Good heavens! [Enter Lady Bracknell. The couples separate in alarm. Exit Merriman.] Lady Bracknell. Gwendolen! What does this mean? In contrast to reading the scene, seeing the staged version of the scene would improve its aesthetic impact by allowing the audience to:_______.
a) see a single narrator, thereby adding to the drama.
b) watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the humor.
c) witness different characters, thereby adding more tension.
d) view it being told in the past tense, thereby adding excitement.

Answer 1

Answer:

watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the humor.

Explanation:

The importance of been Earnest was  a play written by Oscar Wilde, the play was a comedy and it was first performed at St James's Theater in London on 14 February 1895 this play consist of themes such as social expectation in the lifestyle the English Upper class. The writer use satire to ridicule the cultural norm of that time.

Seeing the staged version of the scene would improve its aesthetic impact by allowing the audience to watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the humor. Seeing the play on scene will enable the audience to be able to see the actors reactions , their facial expressing, movement which will have an impact on the audience to be able to decode the humorous point of the play and also help them to recall the scene in their memory.

Answer 2

Answer:

B) Watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the humor.  

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