Exam 16: The Restoration, the Enlightenment, and Romanticism

Which German play had two parts and was about a man searching for personal fulfillment and ideal loveliness?

How did the French playwright Beaumarchais help the United States?

Nathan the Wise is the story of the queen of Athens who accuses her son of rape.

There were many pamphlets published during the Restoration,such as Jeremy Collier's Short View of the Profaneness and Immorality of the English Stage and others like The Evil and Dangers of Stage-Plays that attacked the theatre.What was the basis for their attacks?

The period from 1670-1800 was known as the Illuminismo by the Italians and les Lumières by the French.What name do we apply to this period?

Enlightenment theatre differed from earlier forms of theatre in that it fully explored the lives of the…

____ called Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro a "dangerous folly" and initially banned it from being performed.

At an estate near the Swiss border,which Enlightenment playwright wrote dozens of books,plays,and pamphlets promoting religious tolerance,making fun of religious superstitions,and calling for a theatre of ideas?

____________________,such as Diderot's The Natural Son,showed middle-class characters finding happiness and true love.

The Enlightenment led to what two new types of theatre?

Which Enlightenment playwright wrote not only plays but also books on acting and an encyclopedia?

The most famous Restoration-era female playwright was...

This actor was forced to leave the United States because of bigotry and went on to become one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his day.

This was an artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe around 1800 and characterized by a heightened interest in nature,as well as an emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination.Pascal,the French physicist,mathematician,and philosopher who said,"The heart has its reasons that reason does not know," best expressed this:

?Named for the background music that often accompanied the performances,__________included sensational subjects,stock characters,virtuous heroes,dastardly villains,and striking spectacles.

A common nickname for the Puritans was...

Which type of Restoration play featured great wit and wordplay and told stories about sexual gratification,bedroom escapades,and humankind's primitive nature when it comes to sex?

This Enlightenment philosopher said that in government there should be a system of checks and balances,a division of power,and a separation of church and state.

The best-known Romantic play today is ____________________,written by Victor Hugo.

This author of Candide was recognized internationally as a novelist,poet,playwright,and essayist.