Act II of The Sound of Music (stage version)

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Act II of The Sound of Music (stage version) is the latter half of the musical in which the von Trapp family faces the rise of Nazism, deepens its emotional conflicts, and moves toward escape and resolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of a stage musical
basedOn The Sound of Music (stage musical book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse)
linked to: The Sound of Music
concludesArcOf Captain Georg von Trapp
linked to: Georg von Trapp

Liesl and Rolf relationship
Maria Rainer
the von Trapp children
linked to: von Trapp family
conflictType internal moral conflict
political conflict
romantic conflict
dramaticClimax family's decision to flee rather than serve the Third Reich
featuresCharacter Captain Georg von Trapp
linked to: Georg von Trapp

Elsa Schraeder
Franz
Frau Schmidt
Herr Zeller
Liesl von Trapp
Maria Rainer
Max Detweiler
Mother Abbess
Rolf Gruber
Sister Berthe
Sister Margaretta
Sister Sophia
follows Act I of The Sound of Music (stage version)
includesScene Nazis demanding Captain von Trapp's commission
concert at the Kaltzberg Festival
von Trapp family escape from Austria
wedding of Maria and Captain von Trapp
includesSong Climb Ev'ry Mountain (reprise)
Do-Re-Mi (concert reprise)
linked to: Do-Re-Mi

Edelweiss (stage version reprise)
linked to: Edelweiss

Maria (reprise)
linked to: Maria (song)

No Way to Stop It
Sixteen Going On Seventeen (reprise)
So Long, Farewell (concert reprise)
linked to: So Long, Farewell

Something Good
language English
lyricsBy Oscar Hammerstein II
medium live theatre
musicBy Richard Rodgers
narrativeFunction depiction of Nazi threat
resolution of main plotlines
partOf The Sound of Music (stage musical)
linked to: The Sound of Music
setDuring Anschluss era
setIn Austria
setInYear 1938
theme family loyalty
moral courage
patriotism
religious faith
resistance to oppression
rise of Nazism
romantic love

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Climb Ev'ry Mountain act Act II of The Sound of Music (stage version)
Act II of The Sound of Music (stage version) follows Act I of The Sound of Music (stage version)
linked to: Act II of The Sound of Music (stage version)