As we approach the official round of commentaries, I want to draw attention to the fact that criterion B places high value on consideration of thoughts and feelings expressed in the extract. When there is more than one character involved, observe thoughts and feelings of both, separately. For instance, in "Sisters" from Dubliners there's a temptation to focus solely on Fr. Flynn during his wake. However, the states of mind of both the narrator and Eliza deserve a great deal of attention, as each has relevance to central themes.
In 1.3 of Macbeth, for another instance, observations about Banquo as he observes Macbeth ( who is thinking and speaking to the audience in asides) matter a great deal. One wouldn't want to talk just about Macbeth and ignore Banquo's character or the relationship between the two.
In general, talk about state of mind before themes. Observing a character's state of mind may easily lend itself to a consideration of theme.
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