DBP: Naturalism in the Theatre Big Picture Question Although naturalism as a style was quite short lived, its impact is still present in many of the theatrical productions and film/tv shows we watch to this day. With this in mind, what arguments in Zola′s work Naturalism in the Theatre Download Naturalism in the Theatre do you find most convincing? Which ones do you not agree with? Why do you think it is that we enter a theatre (live or cinema) with the expectation that what we see will be ″believable″, that it is expected to demonstrate verisimilitude, or a resemblance to real life? In what ways is it significant that we know what we are about to see is not ″real″ (we suspend our disbelief) but then pass judgement on a production that is ″not believable″ or ″seems fake?″ Where is the distinction?
