What should be considered when trying to discover the theme of a piece of literature?
a. the main character’s growth, behavior, and motivations
b. the values illustrated by characters and events of the story
c. the effect of the piece on the reader
d. all of these

The correct answer  is D. All of these

Explanation:

In literature the theme refers to the message the writer wants to communicate, the theme is usually considered as the underlying message of a text that expresses a belief about one element of life such as love, death or  courage, due to this most themes are not stated explicitly but developed through main elements during the story these elements include characters as their actions and motivations can support the theme of the story or show an opposite view to it, also, the character values reflect this belief about life, as well as the effect the story has on the reader as it is through this the reader can decipher what is the underlying message and to what extent he agrees on it. Thus, all of the elements in the list should be considered when trying to discover the theme in a literature piece.

malvolio only loves olivia because he thinks if they get married to olivia he will have a noble title, people to serve him, and fine clothes to wear. also he thinks if they get married he will have many expensive things, and he thinks he will be able to order toby around. malvolio only wants to be noble and boss people around he dose not really love olivia. but viola love for duke orsino is real she really loves orsino.

i think he will fail because he tried to get her to love him and she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool. so i think she knows what malvolio is trying to do. she knows that he only wants to marry her because he wants to be noble and boss people around so that it why i think she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool because she new he was selfish.

misty passage from the question