In Characters of Shakespeares Plays, what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: We do not like to see our authors plays acted, and least of all, Hamlet. There is no play that suffers so much in being transferred to the stage?

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In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays", what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: “We do not like to see our author’s plays acted, and least of all, ’Hamlet’. There is no play that suffers so much in being transferred to the stage”?

A	Hamlet cannot be staged properly because of the complexity of the play’s use of language.
B	Hamlet is not relevant to the Romantic age.
C	The role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor.
D	Hamlet is a work that was written to be read, not performed.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -He possessed qualities, such as open-mindedness, being hardworking, optimistic, and passionate. He was open-minded because he was creative with his ideas and could take something so small and with little detail and make it into something big and amazing! William Shakespeare was hardworking.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prologue: A prologue is a speech delivered by an actor introducing a play, a character, or a situation. For example, a prologue precedes Act 1 of Henry VIII, Acts 1 and 2 of Romeo and Juliet, and every act in Pericles, Prince of Tyre.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Calpurnia. Calpurnia is the character which appears in the play “Julius Caesar” written by William Shakespeare.

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