Question

Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B: watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the humor.

Answer 2

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

The dialogue, as well as the description of what the actors do, aims to be humorous. If the lookers saw the staged version of the scene, they would be able to what the actors' reactions, gestures, and movements and thereby the scene would accomplish its purpose of portraying a humorous, entertaining and funny story.