Imagine yourself an Italian theatre critic in about 1570. You are watching a serious play written in verse about a queen who commits adultery and kills the king in order to take over the rule of her country. She succeeds and, in a matter of days, brings
her lover to the throne with her. You:
a. condemn the play based on the Neoclassical purpose of drama
b. condemn the play based on its flawed verisimilitude
c. condemn the play based on its failure to obey the three unities
d. all of the above
e. only a and b
Answer: D
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