Match each thesis with the school of literary criticism upon which it is focused. Historical Criticism Cultural Criticism Reader Response Criticism Aesthetic Criticism Jungian/Archetypal Criticism A. Readers of all ages, races and of both sexes relate to the universal themes of desperation and loneliness expressed by the speaker in "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock. B. The allusions to classic literature and art set beside the common place even tawdry imagery in "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock "by T. S. Eliot emphasize the theme of the drama of desire. C. The Lovesong of J. Alfred Purfrock," written in 1917 by the expatriate T. S. Eliot, reflects the confusion and isolation some Americans felt during World War 1. D. The speaker of "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock "by T. S. Eliot is the spokesman of a group of writers who felt disenfranchised, betrayed, abandoned by America and who left to find an identity abroad. E. Anyone who has had unrequited feelings for another or who has felt inferior to those around him/her will understand and sympathize with T. S. Eliot's antihero, J. Alfred Prufrock.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.