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Why did Neoclassicists strive for unity of time?
 
  A. They wanted to promote verisimilitude and
  believed it was not realistic to perform something in a
  few hours that happened over the course of more
  than a day.
  B. It was easier for playwrights of the time to write.
  C. Unity of time was emphasized in Aristotle's Poetics,
  which Neoclassicists revered.
  D. Neoclassicists believed that audiences wouldn't
  understand that time had passed in a production.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a part of the basis of Neoclassicism?
 
  A. Verisimilitude or decorum
  B. The four unities: time, place, action, and level
  C. Two-fold purpose: to teach and to entertain
  D. All of the above are part of the basis of
  Neoclassicism


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Reply #1 on: Aug 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A.

Answer to Question 2

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