Question

What is the relationship between characters and theme in a text?

options:

A. Nothing, the two are seen through separate analysis of the text


B. The characters must always state the theme clearly for the audience to understand


C. Often, what the characters learn in the text is the same as the theme


D. If the characters do not change throughout the text, there is no theme

Answer 1

C, whatever the characters learn in the story is the theme/moral

Answer 2

C. Often, what the characters learn in the text is the same as the theme

Step-by-step explanation:

Theme is the subtle teachings or issues that the author wants the audience to reflect about, and he does that by making the characters do or learn stuff that would make the audience see the actions and thoughts of the characters and how they are affected by the theme. The audience learns through the experiences of the characters so the character´s learnings belong to the theme of the play.