Which element in a story can the reader better understand the storys theme

The element in a story that can help the reader better understand the story's theme is setting.

Explanation:

The setting presents the location where the story develops, therefore the author has to describe the elements that surround it, this gives the reader a clearer idea of the environment and gives clues about the way characters live, apart from giving a vision of the atmosphere it also helps the reader to create a connection with the story.

consonance, it has the repetition of the consonants in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds.

it ends with a marriage, but also with prospero giving up his power.

the tempest is a play written by william shakespeare between 1610-1611, it narrates the story of prospero a magician that sets a storm to wreck a ship, this sets the story to kill the king of naples. while it is a romantic style play, it isn´t traditional because of the ending, it end with the marriage and the magician giving up his powers.