One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology.. (GRE Verbal)

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One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, the psychological insights he portrays in both male and female characters are amazing even today.  
    
This paragraph best supports the statement that  
    
A. Shakespeare’s characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.  
    
B. People today are interested in Shakespeare’s work because of the characters.  
    
C. Academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare’s work.  
    
D. New Yorkers have a renewed interest in the work of Shakespeare.  
    
E. Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright.  
    
    
Please explain the reasoning for this.

Arjun Aravind · Answer

We can use elimination in this question. Option A makes a comparison, which has not been shown in the passage so its wrong. Option C is also wrong, as there is no mention of the anthology being put together yet. Option D is wrong due to the fact that the set of people can belong to anywhere from the United States, and not specifically NY. Option E makes no sense, so the correct option is B.
People are interested in his characters, because of the way Shakespeare portrays them in his plays.

One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology.. (GRE Verbal)

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