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19th Century Theatre & Cyrano plot

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The Duke Saxe-Meiningen was considered the first modern ___?   director  
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gas light was introduced during:   1820's  
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electric light was introduced during:   1880's  
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this is true of Romanticism   characters are in extreme situations  
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this is true of Naturalism   important changes can occur onstage if something trivial has the audience's attention  
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this is true of Realism   August Comte influenced the movement, characters are motivated in striving for things they can never have, and if change happens in the play, it will only worsen the lives of the characters  
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out of the following, whom did the Duke Saxe-Meiningen influence   STAN DA MAN  
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This 19th century theatre movement de-emphasized importance of plot and focused on emotion   Romanticism  
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Emile Zola and Charles Darwin both influenced this 19th century theatre movement   Naturalism  
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this 19th century theatre movement encouraged grandiose acting in a codified style   Romanticism  
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The purpose behind this 19th century theatre movement's plays is to show us causes to our problems and the solutions for them   melodramas  
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"Art is based on nature and real life, without idealization or distortion" is definition of which movement?   realism  
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"Life with details, including the ugly, the distracting, and the irrelevant" is the definition of which movement?   naturalism  
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Eugene Scribe influenced theatre in this way   reinvigorated the Greek model in playwriting, with careful exposition and clear resolutions  
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romantic antagonists never do the following   manipulate others with their reasoning and logic  
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(T/F) in England & America, theatres wused the "chariot and pole" system in the 19th century   false  
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(T/F) realism is a movement against naturalism   false  
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(T/F) gas lights (aka lime light) was the predominant lighting form during the 19th century   true  
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(T/F) the romantics believed going to nature would provide a pure form of truth   true  
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(T/F) realistic characters are either good or bad, with very little in between   false  
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(T/F) Eugene Scribe influenced today's screenwriting with his well-made play formula   true  
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(T/F) Sarah Bernhardt's acting brough realism to the theatre   false  
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(T/F) Eugene Scribe trained other actors & actresses in France during the 19th century   false  
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(T/F) Sarah Bernhardt became famous in America for her silent movie appearances   true  
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(T/F) Naturalists believe that we can know the causes of our problems but can't do anything to solve them   true  
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(T/F) scenery in Realist plays often display rural landscapes and the supernatural/Gothic   false  
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(T/F) Romantic felt people should experience and know the world as much as possible to find truth   true  
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(T/F) difference between Realism and Naturalism is Naturalism offers the solutions to our problems whereas realism does not   false  
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(T/F) problems in this world can be understood and solved with taking action = Realism's philosophy   true  
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What is Cyrano's occupation?   soldier  
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Who does Cyrano duel in the first scene, at the theater, while composing a poem at the same time?   Valvert  
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Why is Roxanne worried about Christian's safety among the Cadets of Gascoyne?   he is hot-tempered and tends to pick fights  
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What is Cyrano's relation to Roxane?   cousins  
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What is the cause of Cyrano's death in the end of the play?   someone dropped a log on his head  
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At war, Cyrano writes letters for Christian to Roxanne how often?   Every day  
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Why are the cadets hungry at the siege of Arras?   De Guiche did not order enough rations before the company left France  
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Why does Cyrano hate Montfleury?   because he dared to smile at Roxanne  
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Who kills de Guiche?   he lives to the end of the play  
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How does Christian die?   he dies in battle at the siege of Arras  
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(T/F) Cyrano fights 100 men at Port de Nestle   truw  
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(T/F) Cyrano helps De Guiche stop Roxanne and Christian from marrying   false  
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(T/F) Cyrano promises Roxanne that he will protect Christian   true  
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(T/F) Cyrano helps Christian woo Roxanne   true  
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(T/F) Roxanne denies letting Cyrano read Christian's last letter to her   false  
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(T/F) Roxanne tells Cyrano that she has no love for him   false  
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(T/F) the flowers are blooming in Roxanne's courtyard at the end of the play   false  
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(T/F) Cyrano claims that the one thing he has kept unspotted and undefiled is his white plume   false  
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(T/F) Christian asks Cyrano to reveal the truth about his feelings to Roxanne before he dies   true  
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(T/F) Cyrano reveals his true feelings to Roxanne before Christian dies   false  
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