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* NotWhatItLooksLike: Strephon's mother looks about 17. His fiancée catches the two of them embracing and jumps to a reasonable if erroneous conclusion that drives the Act II plot. Later on, Strephon reminds Phyllis that all his aunts look just as young. Phyllis understands:
--> '''Phyllis''': Whenever I see you kissing a very young lady, I shall know it's an elderly relative.\\
'''Strephon''': You will? Then, Phyllis, I think we shall be very happy!
--> '''Phyllis''': Whenever I see you kissing a very young lady, I shall know it's an elderly relative.\\
'''Strephon''': You will? Then, Phyllis, I think we shall be very happy!
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: Strephon's mother looks about 17. His fiancée catches the two of them embracing and jumps to a reasonable if erroneous conclusion that drives the Act II plot. Later on, Strephon reminds Phyllis that all his aunts look just as young. Phyllis understands:\n--> '''Phyllis''': Whenever I see you kissing a very young lady, I shall know it's an elderly relative.\\\n'''Strephon''': You will? Then, Phyllis, I think we shall be very happy!
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* TotallyTrustingLoveInterest: Phyllis finally reaches the understanding that whenever she sees Strephon embracing a very young woman, it's actually an elderly relative. Strephon seems perhaps a little too happy about this, however.
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* BilingualRhyme: Sir William Gilbert enjoys himself far too much with this trope:
-->FAIRIES: Your lordly style
-->We'll quickly quench
-->With base ''canaille''!
-->LORDS: That word is French!
-->FAIRIES: Distinction ebbs
-->Before a herd
-->Of vulgar ''plebs''!
-->LORDS: A Latin word!
-->FAIRIES: 'Twill fill with joy
-->And madness stark
-->The ''hoi polloi''!
-->LORDS: A Greek remark!
-->FAIRIES: Your lordly style
-->We'll quickly quench
-->With base ''canaille''!
-->LORDS: That word is French!
-->FAIRIES: Distinction ebbs
-->Before a herd
-->Of vulgar ''plebs''!
-->LORDS: A Latin word!
-->FAIRIES: 'Twill fill with joy
-->And madness stark
-->The ''hoi polloi''!
-->LORDS: A Greek remark!
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* MoodWhiplash: The second half of Act 2. The Lord Chancellor sings a gloomy recitative which leads into the surreal Nightmare Song. He, Tolloller and Mountararat then have a funny dialogue and an upbeat song. Then Strephon enters "in low spirits" (the whiplash is even more pronounced if his darkly satirical CutSong is included) but then reconciles with Phyllis and they sing a happy duet. They ask Iolanthe to persuade the Lord Chancellor to let them marry.\\\
The whiplashings culminates in a completely [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness non-comic]] scene absolutely PlayedForDrama: [[spoiler:Iolanthe reveals to Strephon and Phyllis that the Lord Chancellor is the mortal she was banished for marrying years ago, but now must never see again on pain of death. The Lord Chancellor enters, determined to marry Phyllis. Iolanthe pleads with him incognito in a beautiful, heart-rending song, reminding him of his own dead wife from his youth. After momentary indecision, he steels himself and informs this unknown lady that Phyllis is his own promised bride. Iolanthe reveals herself, prepared to sacrifice her life for his son's happiness. The Fairy Queen enters to execute her.]] Then the whole thing is resolved with an absurd, typically Gilbertian plot twist.
The whiplashings culminates in a completely [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness non-comic]] scene absolutely PlayedForDrama: [[spoiler:Iolanthe reveals to Strephon and Phyllis that the Lord Chancellor is the mortal she was banished for marrying years ago, but now must never see again on pain of death. The Lord Chancellor enters, determined to marry Phyllis. Iolanthe pleads with him incognito in a beautiful, heart-rending song, reminding him of his own dead wife from his youth. After momentary indecision, he steels himself and informs this unknown lady that Phyllis is his own promised bride. Iolanthe reveals herself, prepared to sacrifice her life for his son's happiness. The Fairy Queen enters to execute her.]] Then the whole thing is resolved with an absurd, typically Gilbertian plot twist.
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* MoodWhiplash: The second half of Act 2. The Lord Chancellor sings a gloomy recitative which leads into the surreal Nightmare Song. He, Tolloller and Mountararat then have a funny dialogue and an upbeat song. Then Strephon enters "in low spirits" (the whiplash is even more pronounced if his darkly satirical CutSong is included) but then reconciles with Phyllis and they sing a happy duet. They ask Iolanthe to persuade the Lord Chancellor to let them marry.\\\
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**The whiplashings culminates in a completely [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness non-comic]] scene absolutely PlayedForDrama: [[spoiler:Iolanthe reveals to Strephon and Phyllis that the Lord Chancellor is the mortal she was banished for marrying years ago, but now must never see again on pain of death. The Lord Chancellor enters, determined to marry Phyllis. Iolanthe pleads with him incognito in a beautiful, heart-rending song, reminding him of his own dead wife from his youth. After momentary indecision, he steels himself and informs this unknown lady that Phyllis is his own promised bride. Iolanthe reveals herself, prepared to sacrifice her life for his son's happiness. The Fairy Queen enters to execute her.]] Then the whole thing is resolved with an absurd, typically Gilbertian plot twist.
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**The whiplashings culminates in a completely [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness non-comic]] scene absolutely PlayedForDrama: [[spoiler:Iolanthe reveals to Strephon and Phyllis that the Lord Chancellor is the mortal she was banished for marrying years ago, but now must never see again on pain of death. The Lord Chancellor enters, determined to marry Phyllis. Iolanthe pleads with him incognito in a beautiful, heart-rending song, reminding him of his own dead wife from his youth. After momentary indecision, he steels himself and informs this unknown lady that Phyllis is his own promised bride. Iolanthe reveals herself, prepared to sacrifice her life for his son's happiness. The Fairy Queen enters to execute her.]] Then the whole thing is resolved with an absurd, typically Gilbertian plot twist.
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* PowerOfFriendship: Parodied with Lords Tolloller and Mountararat, with heavy doses of both {{Jerkass}} and WhatAnIdiot, not to mention so much HaveAGayOldTime, it verges on HoYay.
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* PowerOfFriendship: Parodied with Lords Tolloller and Mountararat, with heavy doses of both {{Jerkass}} and WhatAnIdiot, being an idiot, not to mention so much HaveAGayOldTime, it verges on HoYay.
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* PlayingGertrude: {{Justified}} in any production, as Strephon's mother and aunts are supposed to all look noticeably younger than him, and one of the jokes is the need for him to explain to people (such as his intended bride) why [[NotWhatItLooksLike teenage girls are seen hugging and kissing him]].
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The whiplashings culminates in a completely [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness non-comic]] scene absolutely PlayedForDrama: [[spoiler:Iolanthe reveals to Strephon and Phyllis that she married the Lord Chancellor years ago, but now must never see again on pain of death. The Lord Chancellor enters, determined to marry Phyllis. Iolanthe pleads with him incognito in a beautiful, heart-rending song, reminding him of his own dead wife from his youth. After momentary indecision, he steels himself and informs this unknown lady that Phyllis is his own promised bride. Iolanthe reveals herself, prepared to sacrifice her life for his son's happiness. The Fairy Queen enters to execute her.]] Then the whole thing is resolved with an absurd, typically Gilbertian plot twist.
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The whiplashings culminates in a completely [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness non-comic]] scene absolutely PlayedForDrama: [[spoiler:Iolanthe reveals to Strephon and Phyllis that she married the Lord Chancellor is the mortal she was banished for marrying years ago, but now must never see again on pain of death. The Lord Chancellor enters, determined to marry Phyllis. Iolanthe pleads with him incognito in a beautiful, heart-rending song, reminding him of his own dead wife from his youth. After momentary indecision, he steels himself and informs this unknown lady that Phyllis is his own promised bride. Iolanthe reveals herself, prepared to sacrifice her life for his son's happiness. The Fairy Queen enters to execute her.]] Then the whole thing is resolved with an absurd, typically Gilbertian plot twist.
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The Lord Chancellor doesn't really rise to villainy, just the legal equivalent of a Parental Marriage Veto.
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* PunchClockVillain: The Lord Chancellor prides himself on [[LawfulNeutral never letting his good heart interfere with the rulings he makes as a judge]].
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The Lord Chancellor is not portrayed as a villain.
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* VillainSong: "The Law is the True Embodiment".
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* TenorBoy: Averted; Gilbert and Sullivan didn't have an experienced leading tenor at this time, so the young lover character of Strephon was played by their bass, Richard Temple (though the part can also be sung by baritones).
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* TenorBoy: Averted; Gilbert and Sullivan didn't have an experienced leading tenor at this time, so gave the young lover character of Strephon was played by to their bass, Richard Temple (though the part can also be sung by baritones).baritones), while their tenor took the purely comic part of Lord Tolloller.
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* TenorBoy: Averted; Gilbert and Sullivan didn't have a strong leading tenor at this time, so the young lover character of Strephon was played by their bass, Richard Temple (though the part can also be sung by baritones).
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* TenorBoy: Averted; Gilbert and Sullivan didn't have a strong an experienced leading tenor at this time, so the young lover character of Strephon was played by their bass, Richard Temple (though the part can also be sung by baritones).
