Critical reading of an ancient Greek play by Sophocles, Oedipus Rex, will include all of the following except analyzing . a. its historical context
b. the characters' motivations
c. its message
d. the readers' emotional response

c. its message

Explanation:

Critical reading is a term that explains the process of examining, interpreting and, evaluating texts objectively, without necessarily, setting aside all emotions. Thus, it leads the reader to have a robust understanding of the text, by enhancing clarity and comprehension.

In other words, critical reading helps us to question both the text and our own reading/ emotional response of it.

Hence, Critical reading of Oedipus Rex will involves analyzing Oedipus's motivations, his justifications, and his errors in judgment based on the historical context of Greek ideas, values, and human nature

answer: musical connotation

leonard b. meyer (1918-2007) was an american composer, author and philosopher. his work emotion and meaning in music is perhaps the first major treatise on music. it is a philosophical and psychological work, greatly influenced by koffka (one of the major proponents of gestalt psychology). his work deals with the problem of musical meaning and musical communication.