Nov 18, 2008

M. Butterfly | Act I, Scenes 1-6: Questions and Answers

Questions
1. Why is Rene Gallimard in jail? What clues do we have?

2. Does Gallimard feel that people understand him?

3. Gallimard identifies himself with which character in Puccini’s opera, Madame Butterfly?

4. Which character in the opera Madame Butterfly does Gallimard most identify with?

5. Does playwright David Henry Hwang believe that the opera Madame Butterfly accurately depicts real life?

Answers
1. According to the playwright’s notes at the beginning of the play, a former French diplomat was sentenced to six years in jail for...