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According to the theatre experience, what might a prescriptive criticism offer to the reader?

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The first, and most familiar, can be called "prescriptive criticism." This is criticism that, either explicitly or implicitly, tells the artist what to do or what to change. Very simple examples of this kind of criticism abound in theatre education.

Prescriptive: The critic not only describes what has been done, but offers advice or comments about how it should be done.

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