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Euripides failed to gain popularity during his lifetime because of

A) His innovations with play structure
B) His use of characters
C) His subject matter
D) All of these

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot can best be considered a

A) Melodrama
B) Tragicomedy
C) Adaptation
D) Comedy

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Early comedy concerned itself with misers and gluttons, while later comedy was centered around

Anton Chekhov's greatest works, during his lifetime, were first produced at the Moscow Art Theatre.

The Epic Theatre is both episodic and narrative

The Bald Soprano grew out of Ionesco's fascination with

Absurdist playwrights create a world where our attempts to control our destiny are fruitless and futile. Using examples from plays you have read or viewed in class, discuss two characters who fruitlessly attempt to change their destinies.

In comedy social disorder is often created by an eccentric character who deviates from reasonable values. Using any comedy by Moliere, give examples to support the statement.

The leading proponent of Epic Theatre in the 20^th century was

Tragicomedy, as a form, is associated with the reversal from

At the end of a comedy, the life force is celebrated with a long speech, called an "epilogue."

Ionesco defined absurd as "anything without a goal."

The writers tragic vision conceives of people as both vulnerable and invincible. Using examples from either Medea or Oedipus the King explain what the statement means and how it applies to the play.

Tragedy often leads to a realization or

Michael Frayn's Noises Off is a good example of

Sophocles laid down the foundations for western drama in The Poetics.

Both Tom Wingfield and Willie Loman are familiar parental figures.

Euripides Medea is tragic because two children die during it.

The Poetics, the first Western writings on tragedy, were written by

The play Tartuffe was written by