Listen Reading #2 Romantic Opera

“A leitmotiv- guiding, or leading, motive- is a musical motive associated with some person, thing, idea, or symbol in the drama.”  What purpose does a leitmotiv serve concerning the human mind?  Does it make it easier to foreshadow an event due to the musical association to characters or ideas? (270)

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