Question
This play’s author defended its lack of footlights in an essay that cites its protagonist as having a “weak and degenerate brain.” This play’s author described its protagonist as a “man-hating half-woman” in a Darwinism-inspired literary manifesto published as this play’s preface. In this play, which is set on Midsummer’s Eve, a pair of boots left on the stage represent its protagonist’s absent father, the (*) Count. While planning a move to Lake Como to start a hotel, this play’s protagonist allows the decapitation of her pet canary. At its end, this play’s protagonist is handed a razor as a way out from revealing her relationship with the valet Jean (“zhahn”). For 10 points, an upper-class woman titles what play by August Strindberg? ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Elliott Lee | Thomas Jefferson A | Barrington A | 41 | 0 |
Charles Young | Barrington A | Thomas Jefferson A | 86 | 10 |