The specific aspect of literary criticism that demonstrates the author's message as significant or worthwhile is the author-based approach. It is also called the Expressive Theory. It depicts that the best interpretation of a text (poem, novel, fictional stories, etc) comes from the author himself.
The reader-based approach is not entirely reliable because every reader may see a text in a different perspective. There are even cases wherein readers interpret a text in a deep, deep way while the author meant everything in the literal sense. Everything varies from case to case.
Answer:
b. a musician and stage hand's announcing of the performance actors
Explanation:
In Act I, the producer comes in to announce the performance actors and to kick start the drama. It was at the stage, the "Six Characters" walked to the stage door and informed the stage keeper that they wanted to see the producer.
After meeting with the producer, the producer introduces the "Six Characters" as the performance actors.
Luigi Pirandello, the author of Six Characters in Search of an Author had gotten international reputation in the 1920s through his work and this play has been used to widely identify him.
Narrow means to decrease the amount of choices
I think it’s number 4 sorry if I’m wrong