Before the renaissance, virtually all dramas focused on
a. the human condition.
b. religious themes.
c. life-and-death plots.
d. family relationships.

B. religious themes.

Before the Renaissance, virtually all dramas focused on religious themes because religion was such a major part of the daily lives of those who lived at that time—the medieval times/“dark” ages. Another reason this may be is that those who were creating prominent writing and literature of the time were religious figures; thus, they wrote about what they knew which was that to which their lives was dedicated--religion.

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.