Which of the following describes the author's main purpose in the passage?

to provide readers with the origins and beliefs surrounding the creatures in Shakespeare's plays
to provide readers with the origins and beliefs surrounding the creatures in Shakespeare's plays

to offer readers important biographical information about Shakespeare to help them better understand his plays
to offer readers important biographical information about Shakespeare to help them better understand his plays

to provide readers with important plot information from two of Shakespeare's most important plays
to provide readers with important plot information from two of Shakespeare's most important plays

to criticize how people have altered Shakespeare's plays and his original portrayal of fairies and sprites
to criticize how people have altered Shakespeare's plays and his original portrayal of fairies and sprites