Which statement most accurately describes the technique of in medias res?

1.it gives the audience a hint about what will happen later in the play.
2.it gives the audience a glimpse into the private thoughts of a character.
3.it starts the play in the middle of the action, rather than at the beginning.
4.it sets the mood by introducing the audience to the setting of the play.

pretty sure 1.someone's coat was found in the lobby.  

the chosen symbology is the 'sweet secret' which anna confesses on january 6th.

anne's thoughts on her mother are further indication of her growing maturity and of her feelings of isolation from her mother.

the homoeroticism of this passage led it to be excluded from early editions of the journal. this passage shows anne's simultaneous innocense about and fascination with sex. she's clearly aware and unafraid of being sexual, but at the same time is seemingly unaware that her homosexual feelings could be considered taboo back then.

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