Absurdism, expressionism, romanticism, and symbolism are all theatre forms that developed as forms ...

Absurdism, expressionism, romanticism, and symbolism are all theatre forms that developed as forms of theatre to go against the standards and rules practiced in realism. Which of the following describes why this statement is false?
 
  A. Realism was actually developed as a form of
  theatre to go against the other mentioned forms.
  B. Expressionism was developed before realism, so
  therefore it is not an anti-realism form.
  C. While the forms mentioned in the statement did
  come after realism, they were developed as stand-
  alone styles of theatre and not in an anti-response to
  realism.
  D. Romanticism was developed before Realism, so
  therefore it is not an anti-realism form.