(1) The decision to use modern clothing called Houseman an essential element in Orson ' s conception of the play as a political melodrama with clear contemporary parallels .
(2) Houseman called the decision to use modern dress '' an essential element in Orson 's conception of the play as a political melodrama with clear contemporary parallels . ''

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Options: i. no ii. yes
ii.