Answer 1 is B and answer 2 is B
An understatement is the downplay of something.
Intricate means <span>very complicated or detailed. something made up of many small parts would be intricate</span>
Answer:
the answer is illustrative.
if you want an explanation then here it is:
these are the definitions of the words:
1. illustrious: notably or brilliantly respected and admired because of dignity, achievements, or actions. --> We can eliminate this option. It is very hard to imagine a book being illustrious.
2. illustration: a picture or an example helping make something clear or attractive. --> Even though this option makes more sense than the one above, we need to pay attention. "Illustration" is not an adjective, but a noun. To correctly complete the sentence, we should choose an adjective. In order to use this noun, we would need the article "an", which the sentence does not have.
3. illustrative: serving as an example or explanation; explanatory. --> This is the best option. It makes sense for a book to explain something, or to be an example of a type of literary work. In this case, her book is an example of 18th century prose.
Answer:
It indicates that great actors bring the characters the playwright imagined to life.
Explanation:
This sentence in the interview is saying that the actor that will be hired needs to be able to take on any role that the playwright could possible imagine. This requirement is surely a feature of a good actor, but it also makes sense to hire an actor versatile enough to be able to avoid hiring multiple actors for roles with which the first is not comfortable.