Question

Read the passage.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A)

"The great statues plead for proportion in life, the great symphonies suggest the melody of conduct, and the great plays cultivate the heart and brain."

Explanation:

The quotation cited above, suggests that the interplay and relationship between sculptors and statues as a form of art, symphonies and melody and the plays themselves all combine together in a theatrical performance to give a pleasurable experience that appeals logically and emotionally to those who love the theatre.

Option B focuses on poetry alone. Option C on the work of the architect and painter and sculptor alone whilst Option D on the work of the actor alone.

Ingersolls belief is that all these forms of art come together in the theatre to give a pleasurable experience. Option A there is the quote which most approximately captures that idea.

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