The purpose of paraphrasing Shakespeare’s text is to change the setting to modern day. make the language easier to understand. correct possible mistakes in the original plays. outline the relations among the characters.
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The purpose of paraphrasing Shakespeare’s text is to make the language easier to understand.
Shakespeare was one of the prolific writers during the Elizabethan era with ranges from the sixteenth century to seventeenth century. During this period the language which was used was middle English. English as a language was going through the stage of transformation and progress. Hence, the plays written by the playwrights were in Middle English. The English which is used in contemporary times has been very different from Middle English. In order to make the coming generation understand the plays of Shakespeare, paraphrasing is done.
The answer is Option B. make the language easier to understand. We need to understand the thoughts of an author, but we often do not try to read it accurately and completely.
A carefully written paraphrase—that is, putting the text into new words—makes us easier to understand and pay close attention to the author's ideas and thereby improves your level of understanding.
In paraphrasing, it constantly keeps the meaning of the original phrase in mind but expresses the same ideas in a different manner.