A structuralist analysis of literature looks at the basic elements of a text, such as the patterns, symbols, and recurring themes, that come together as a unified whole to contribute to meaning. Structuralists assume that all forms of literature ar...
47. The following passage is taken fromThe Merchant ofVenice.Read it carefully and find the dramatic it contains. Use it as an example to illustrate what dramatic irony is. “Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wife Which is as dear to me as life itself; But life itself, my wife, ...