In a tragic play in this genre by Elizabeth Cary, the title character Mariam is rumored to have an affair with Sohemus, after which she is executed by her husband Herod the Great. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this type of play exemplified by Samuel Daniel's The Tragedy of Cleopatra. These plays are not intended to be performed onstage, instead read in private.
ANSWER: closet dramas
[10h] In this closet drama, the title character initially refuses to attend a festival in honor of Dagon. Manoa visits the title character of this play and tries to negotiate his ransom.
ANSWER: Samson Agonistes (by John Milton)
[10e] Thomas Killigrew wrote popular closet dramas, such as Thomaso and Bellamira, during this period of English drama, during which William Wycherley wrote plays during the reign of Charles II.
ANSWER: English Restoration [or Stuart Restoration]
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