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Those who support the continued reading and performance of Shakespeare Updated on: 27 May 2026, 06:51
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Those who support the continued reading and performance of Shakespeare’s plays maintain that in England appreciation for his work has always extended beyond educated elites and that ever since Shakespeare’s own time his plays have always been known and loved by comparatively uneducated people. Skepticism about this claim is borne out by examining early eighteen-century editions of the plays. These books, with their fine paper and good bindings, must have been far beyond the reach of people of ordinary means.

The main point of the argument is to

(A) suggest that knowledge of Shakespeare’s play is a suitable criterion for distinguishing the educated elite from other members of English society

(B) provide evidence that at some time in the past appreciation for Shakespeare’s play was confined to educated elites

(C) prove that early eighteenth-century appreciation for Shakespeare’s works rested on aspects of the works that are less appreciated today

(D) demonstrate that since Shakespeare’s time the people who have known and loved his work have all been members of educated elites

(E) confirm the skepticism of the educated elite concerning the worth of Shakespeare’s plays
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A- out of scope (related to society)

B - Apt (IMO)

C- Out of scope (aspects of work)

D- relatable but extreme
(Members of educated ellite/all the members since..)

E- Out of scope
(skepticism of educated elite/ worth of plays)

Hence, B

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Those who support the continued reading and performance of Shakespeare’s plays maintain that in England appreciation for his work has always extended beyond educated elites and that ever since Shakespeare’s own time his plays have always been known and loved by comparatively uneducated people. Skepticism about this claim is borne out by examining early eighteen-century editions of the plays. These books, with their fine paper and good bindings, must have been far beyond the reach of people of ordinary means.

The main point of the argument is to


(A) suggest that knowledge of Shakespeare’s play is a suitable criterion for distinguishing the educated elite from other members of English society

(B) provide evidence that at some time in the past appreciation for Shakespeare’s play was confined to educated elites

(C) prove that early eighteenth-century appreciation for Shakespeare’s works rested on aspects of the works that are less appreciated today

(D) demonstrate that since Shakespeare’s time the people who have known and loved his work have all been members of educated elites

(E) confirm the skepticism of the educated elite concerning the worth of Shakespeare’s plays
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Those who support the continued reading and performance of Shakespeare’s plays maintain that in England appreciation for his work has always extended beyond educated elites and that ever since Shakespeare’s own time his plays have always been known and loved by comparatively uneducated people. Skepticism about this claim is borne out by examining early eighteen-century editions of the plays. These books, with their fine paper and good bindings, must have been far beyond the reach of people of ordinary means.

The main point of the argument is to

The argument challenges the claim that Shakespeare’s plays have always been known and loved by comparatively uneducated people. It uses early eighteenth-century editions as evidence: those editions were expensive and likely unavailable to ordinary people. So the main point is that at least at one time, Shakespeare appreciation may have been limited to elites.

(A) suggest that knowledge of Shakespeare’s play is a suitable criterion for distinguishing the educated elite from other members of English society

Wrong. The argument is not proposing a criterion for classifying people.

(B) provide evidence that at some time in the past appreciation for Shakespeare’s play was confined to educated elites

Correct. The argument uses expensive early eighteenth-century editions to support skepticism that ordinary people knew and loved Shakespeare’s plays at that time.

(C) prove that early eighteenth-century appreciation for Shakespeare’s works rested on aspects of the works that are less appreciated today

Wrong. The argument says nothing about which aspects of Shakespeare were appreciated.

(D) demonstrate that since Shakespeare’s time the people who have known and loved his work have all been members of educated elites

Wrong. Too strong. The argument only gives evidence about early eighteenth-century editions, not all periods since Shakespeare.

(E) confirm the skepticism of the educated elite concerning the worth of Shakespeare’s plays

Wrong. The skepticism is about whether ordinary people appreciated Shakespeare, not about whether Shakespeare’s plays were worthwhile.

Answer: (B)
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