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* [[Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder]]

* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridget On Him]] : Song Liling positively rules over this trope with an iron fist. He was Gallimard's lover for 20 years, and it is made clear that they had sex (albeit in the darkness, but still). Of course, Gallimard was an ideal victim, but still. Song had to be ''convincing''.}}

* [[Dying Moment of Awesome]] : {{spoiler|Gallimard's death monologue.}}

** {{spoiler|Not quite; Gallimard admits to himself that he loved ''Butterfly'' and embraced the racist/sexist attitudes that allowed that love to be possible. He manages to face death with dignity by realizing that he didn't love ''Song'', thereby humiliating Song, who thought that he had complete control over Gallimard. When Song strips and Gallimard is forced to admit that he is male, Song loses all of his power, and only the imaginary Butterfly has influence over Gallimard.}}

* [[Fatal Attraction]] : {{spoiler|Gallimard kills himself after he realizes that for all the heartbreak Song put him through, he still loves him.}}

* [[Playing Hard to Get]]

* [[Please Wake Up]] : Also arguably the nature of the last two words of the play.

* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Gallimard. Justified because he represents the cultural indifference of the West over the East as well as its desire to dominate the East.

{{quote| '''Gallimard:''' I asked around. No one knew anything about the Chinese opera.}}