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tags: DramaSix, class
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# Theater and Revolution in France, 1750-1848
### Arc of the class
### Questions to Consider
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How did the romantic comedies of Marivaux and Beaumarchais set the stage for the Romanticism of the early 19th century?
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What effects did the traditions and innovations at the “lesser theaters” in France have on future developments in French theater?
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What caused the “battle over Hernani”?
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In what ways was Hernani similar to and different from the Romantic drama (in its various stages) practiced and theorized in Germany?