Discuss the elements of costumes as they relate to characterization onstage. For instance, if you wanted to give the impression of an intensely evil character, what colors might you use? Line? Fabric? To what extent are these choices based on stereotype? Is it acceptable to use stereotypes for artistic purposes?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary

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The only reason that many of the priceless musical manuscripts of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and Mendelssohn survived the Second World War is that the music librarian, Georg Schünemann, hurriedly shipped them out of Berlin before the state library was destroyed by Allied bombers

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House (fig. 14.47) uses __________ construction, in which a horizontal beam extends beyond its vertical support

A. domino B. post-and-lintel C. cantilever D. all of the above E. none of the above

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Langston Hughes's poetry reflected

A. the values of the late Roman poets. B. his anguish as a black man in a white world. C. his hatred of totalitarian governments. D. his black separatist politics.

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