Question

how can you infer a characters motivation? select three options. by identifying a specific thought, feeling, or action by analyzing an authors choices for text structure by describing the problem that is central to the play and its resolution by looking at what the author or others say about the character by looking for and citing evidence in the text as to why the character might think, feel, or act that way

Explanation:

To infer a character's motivation, focus on elements directly tied to the character's drives and textual evidence:

1. A character's thoughts, feelings, and actions directly reflect their underlying motivations.
2. Comments from the author or other characters about the character provide explicit or implicit clues to their motivations.
3. Citing textual evidence for why a character thinks, feels, or acts a certain way is a core method to deduce their motivation.

Analyzing text structure or the play's central problem does not directly target the character's individual motivation.

Answer:

• by identifying a specific thought, feeling, or action
• by looking at what the author or others say about the character
• by looking for and citing evidence in the text as to why the character might think, feel, or act that way