Question

Which statement most accurately describes the technique of in medias res? It gives the audience a hint about what will happen later in the play. It gives the audience a glimpse into the private thoughts of a character. It starts the play in the middle of the action, rather than at the beginning. It sets the mood by introducing the audience to the setting of the play.

Answer 1

The correct answer is the third option - "It starts the play in the middle of the action, rather than at the beginning". The opposite from "in medias res" is "ab ovo", which means the story tells us the complete beginning of everything. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. It starts the play in the middle of the action, rather than at the beginning.

Explanation:

In medias res is a literary technique that consists of beginning a narrative work such as a novel or short story in the middle of the action or plot, instead of the beginning of them. This usually implies, in medias res narratives begin with the most important action or crucial point in the plot and after this, the events that happen before and after this point are told, creating a non-chronological sequence of events. Considering this in medias res can be described as a narrative that starts the play in the middle of the action or plot, rather than at the beginning.