Question

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which sentence most accurately describes a feature of elizabethan drama?

a. theater began to compete with movies and radio.

b. tv and movies had overtaken theater as the default
entertainment.

c. both male and female actors went onstage.

d. all actors on the stage were male.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Movies and radio were not present during the Elizabethan era (16th - 17th century), so this is incorrect.
• Option B: TV and movies didn't exist then, so this is wrong.
• Option C: In Elizabethan drama, female roles were played by male actors (boys or young men), so female actors did not perform onstage, making this incorrect.
• Option D: During the Elizabethan period, all stage actors were male (even for female roles, males played them), so this is correct.

Answer:

D. All actors on the stage were male.