Information and IdeasVery hardEvidence for a claim about a play's first performance
Information and Ideas practice question
A theatre historian argues that a play usually dated to 1605 was first performed no later than 1603.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?
- A. A letter written in the autumn of 1603, whose date is fixed by its reference to a plague outbreak that year, describes having seen the play performed.Correct
- B. The play's style resembles other plays of the early 1600s.
- C. The playwright was living in the city in 1603.
- D. The play was printed in 1608.
Answer: A. A letter written in the autumn of 1603, whose date is fixed by its reference to a plague outbreak that year, describes having seen the play performed.
An eyewitness, firmly dated to 1603.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The play's style resembles other plays of the early 1600s.
- Style cannot fix a year.
- C. The playwright was living in the city in 1603.
- Residence is not performance.
- D. The play was printed in 1608.
- Printing came after either date.
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