Neoclassicism/Restoration Review

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  1. 6. Professional actors belonged to companies or _______
  2. 8. Before Nell Gwynn became a famous actress, she sold these
  3. 9. Comedy of Manners uses this kind of characters
  4. 10. Neoclassical plays had to have ______ acts
  5. 14. Another name for Restoration Comedy
  6. 16. He wrote The Importance of Being Earnest
  7. 18. A style of writing that makes fun of society's flaws in an effort to change them
  8. 19. One of the most famous French playwrights of this time period
  9. 20. Neoclassical/Restoration stages were _______, slanted up away from the audience
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  1. 1. Neoclassical French theatres were often built on these
  2. 2. Neoclassical plays had to follow the rule of the three ___________
  3. 3. A male Restoration stock character who is overly concerned with his appearance
  4. 4. Charles II wanted English theatres to look like the theatres he had visited in ________
  5. 5. An artistic movement in the 1600s that was inspired by ancient Greece and Rome
  6. 7. Neoclassical/Restoration stages had this feature
  7. 10. A style of comedy that relies on ridiculous situations and physical comedy
  8. 11. In 1660 this guy was restored to the throne of England
  9. 12. In England, the year 1660 started this period
  10. 13. During this time period, __________ were allowed to be onstage
  11. 15. A male Restoration character who is a ladies' man
  12. 17. A male Restoration character whose wife is cheating on him