What can literary critics look at in order to find the more complex theme of a story?

Which statement about this passage best explains that the culture is patriarchal?

Read the following lines from “do not go gentle into that good night.” wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight the meter, if any, from this line is

How were stories with supernatural elements viewed differently in shakespeare's time versus how they are viewed today? a. audiences during shakespeare's time only believed in things that could be explained rationally, unlike audiences today, who believe in the supernatural. b. audiences during shakespeare's time saw supernatural elements in a much more humorous light than today's audiences do. c. audiences during shakespeare's time were used to witches in their neighborhoods, so they didn't find them as scary as we do today. d. audiences during shakespeare's time considered witches and curses to be real and therefore much scarier than today's audiences would.