Read this sentence from the interview.

He must be familiar with many people, including the lowest and the highest, so that he may give to others, clothed with flesh and blood, the characters born of the poet's brain.

How does the line "characters born of the poet's brain" affect the meaning of the interview?

It indicates that great actors bring the characters the playwright imagined to life.

It suggests that without the playwright's imagination, actors would not have good characters to portray.

It implies that actors, through their craft, must become other people.

It conveys the idea that good actors can portray all kinds of people.

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Jayce Barton

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21 March, 16:16

Read this sentence from the interview.

He must be familiar with many people, including the lowest and the highest, so that he may give to others, clothed with flesh and blood, the characters born of the poet's brain.

How does the line "characters born of the poet's brain" affect the meaning of the interview?

It indicates that great actors bring the characters the playwright imagined to life.

It suggests that without the playwright's imagination, actors would not have good characters to portray.

It implies that actors, through their craft, must become other people.

It conveys the idea that good actors can portray all kinds of people.

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Davian Pratt · Answer 1

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.