The Complexity Involved in Staging the Spectacular Effects Required by Melodrama

question 9

Multiple Choice

The complexity involved in staging the spectacular effects required by melodrama was a contributing factor in:

• A) Stanislavsky's work at the Moscow Art Theatre
• B) The development of the German Sturm and Drang
• C) The perceived need for a director to coordinate and unify stage action
• D) The objection by censors to the public presentation of Ibsen's plays

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