Analysis of Subordinate Clauses and Theatrical Innovation

Subordinate Clauses Analysis

Subordinate Adverbial Clauses

These clauses function adverbially. They are classified as follows:

• Own: Can be replaced by the adverb "there." Nexus: where (if predicting an adverb or preposition).
• Time: Can be replaced by the adverb "then." Nexus: when, while, after that, or to + infinitive.
• Manner: The adverb "well" can substitute it. Nexus: since, as, or introduced by a gerund.

Unfit Clauses (Specific Functions)

• Causal: Provide a meaning of cause, motive, or reason, justifying what is stated in the main clause. Nexuses: because, since.
• Final: Express purpose, the goal of what is said in the main clause. Links: so that, in order to, or introduced by: a/to + infinitive.
• Conditional: Indicate a condition or hypothesis required for the main clause statement to be fulfilled. Nexus: if, provided that, or introduced by de + infinitive or a gerund.
• Concessive: Express an objection or obstacle to the main clause statement. Ties: although, though, or introduced by a gerund or the adverb yet.
• Consecutive: Express a result of what is said in the main clause. These use correlative constructions: as... so (in the main clause) and as... (in the subordinate clause), or may be introduced by the links therefore, so.
• Comparative: Establish a comparison between two terms. The main clause often contains the adverb so, therefore, more, or less. The subordinate clause uses as or the conjunction.

Subordinate Adjective Clauses

These clauses are introduced by a relative pronoun and perform the functions of an adjective (Complement of the Noun, CN).

Structure

Introduced by a relative pronoun (what, who, which), relative adverbs (where, how, when), or determining on the possessive (which, whose). They are situated within a Noun Phrase (NP).

Rating

• Specifying Adjectives: Define the meaning of the noun they accompany.
• Explanatory Adjectives: Add an explanatory note without specifying the noun's meaning; they always appear between commas.

Theatrical Innovation: Ramón del Valle-Inclán

Ramón del Valle-Inclán

As an innovator of the Spanish theatrical scene of the century, he established the literary genre he invented: the grotesque. This involves systematically distorting reality so that characters become mere puppets, and situations are perceived as ridiculous. The author aimed to denounce the political unrest, economic stagnation, and social development of Spain.

Before this bizarre conception, which followed Modernism adhering to Rubén Darío, his novels included Sonatas and Luces de Bohemia. His narrative genre also features Tirano Banderas.