Romanticism

Sarah Jones Miranda Braun Arlena Johnson

1.	What do you think that the Sorrows of Young Werther is about? 2.	When was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe born? 3.	What type of writing was Faust? 4.	When was Alexandre Dumas born? 5.	What do you think the Three Musketeers is about? 6.	What happened to audience sizes compared to other types of theatre? 7.	What did Romantic plays tend to focus on rather than intellect? 8.	How did Romanticism pave the way for an easier acceptance of Realism? 9.	How did Romanticism endings differ from others? 10.	What actor during the Romantic period was considered to have “perfected” the romantic style? 11.	What changes occurred to the appearance of the theatre? 12.	Define special seats and their value. 13.	What special effects were added to create realism? 14.	What does the word “Melodrama” mean and why is it significant? 15.	List the types of melodrama that created realism.

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