Why is Gallimard in a Paris jail during the play? |
treason, told Song confidential information |
Song performs in two musical genres – name them |
Chinese opera/peking opera melodrama-opera |
At the beginning of Song and Gallimard’s relationship, what strategy does Gallimard use to supposedly break her strong will? |
He doesn’t talk to her, see her shows, write her, call her, etc. |
Why did Gallimard eventually find his mistress Renee "unacceptable"? |
Her ability to just exploit her body/ be naked is almost masculine. She called his penis a weenie and compared size to countries/men conquering others |
What does Song mean when he says that the West has an "international rape mentality" toward the East? (Hint: it has to do with eyes) |
Her mouth says no but her eyes say yes. It doesn’t matter what she says, she wants it. |
According to Gallimard, why did he and Song always make love in the dark? |
She is modest |
How is the plot of the opera Madam Butterfly inverted in the play? |
Galliamard (a man) kills himself because he lost the love of his Butterfly rather than Butterfly killing herself because she lost the love of her lover (a man). |
Back in France, what does Helga complain about when she comes home? (hint: she’s soaked) |
The "revolution" happening in France. She does not understand what is going on and compares it to the Chinese revolution |
Why did Gallimard lose his position at the consulate in Beijing? |
He was making incorrect predictions about international relations/war |
What does Gallimard do at the end of the play to prove his philosophy about love? |
He kills himself like Butterfly does in M. Butterfly in Song’s costume with the same knife in play |
What is the name that Song picks out for their child? |
peepee |
M. Butterfly
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