How does the play-within-a-play in Act III of Hamlet represent Elizabethan drama?

The play-within-a-play, “The Mousetrap,” is designed to imitate the murder Hamlet suspects Claudius committed. Hamlet watches Claudius’s reaction to see whether the performance reflects real human guilt and exposes his behavior. This emphasis on lifelike action and emotion represents Elizabethan drama’s interest in portraying human behavior realistically, so C is correct.

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