Question

Select the correct answer. How did Shakespeare transform a detail from Ovid's story about the awakening of a statue? A. Shakespeare had the statue regain her youth when she awakens, while the statue is awakened as a young woman in Ovid's story. B. Shakespeare had the statue made of painted marble that awakens, while the statue is already a living woman in Ovid's story. C. Shakespeare had Leontes beg the statue to forgive him to awaken it, while the statue is awakened by Pygmalion's kiss in Ovid's story. D. Shakespeare had music awaken the statue in his play, while the statue is awakened by a goddess in Ovid's story.

Answer 1

Shakespeare transform a detail from Ovid's story about the awakening of a statue as Shakespeare had music awaken the statue in his play, while the statue is awakened by a goddess in Ovid's story. Thus option (D) is correct.

What is the theme of the Shakespeare's Ovid story?

Ovid's Metamorphoses, a collection of stories from Greek and Roman mythology on the theme of metamorphosis and change, which had a profound impact on Shakespeare, contains the narrative of Pyramus and Thisbe.

In his play, Shakespeare had music awaken the statue, although in Ovid's story, a goddess awakens the statue. This is an example of how Shakespeare changed a detail from Ovid's tale about the awakening of a statue. Thus option (D) is correct.

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