–Keep the meanings of denotative and connotative in mind. Denotative refers to the literal meaning; connotative means suggesting a meaning that is more than or beyond the literal meaning of a word, phrase, image, symbol, and so on.
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Option 1
What is a theme or issue we can see in the play Hamlet, Prince of Denmark? What do you think Shakespeare is saying about that issue? Please explain using some specifics from the play. Can you see that issue in today’s society? Please explain.
—Look at the discussion of theme in Chapter 6 and at the discussion of ELEMENTS OF PLAY in Chapter 35, and at the discussion in “Reading a Story” in Chapter 1.
Option 5
Read Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House then summarize it for us in a paragraph of no more than three sentences. In another paragraph, explain what you think is the theme of the play and what you think Ibsen is saying about the issue of the theme. Use details from the play to support your caims.
—Look at the discussion of theme in Chapter 6 and at the discussion of ELEMENTS OF PLAY in Chapter 35, and at the discussion in “Reading a Story” in Chapter 1.