Question

In a play by this author, a character mocks his father’s efforts to reconnect as a “tableau of filial affection” for the sake of his mistress Mrs. Sorby. Illusion is called the “stimulating principle” in a play by this author, in which a character’s photography-related “Great Invention” (10[1])is revealed (10[2])to be (-5[1])a “life-lie.” (10[6])A character (10[1])plays a “wild dance” (-5[1])on the piano in another play by this author, (10[3])which ends with the exclamation “Good God!—people don’t do such (10[1])things.” (10[1])After Gregers (10[1]-5[1])convinces (10[2])her to sacrifice the title animal (10[3])in a play (-5[1])by this (10[1])author, (10[1])the short-sighted Hedvig (10[2]-5[1])shoots (10[1])herself (10[1])instead. (10[6]-5[2])In another play by this author, Judge Brack (10[2])blackmails (10[1])the title character (10[1])after she burns (10[1])Eilert Løvberg’s (10[2])manuscript. (10[3])For 10 points, name this playwright (10[1])of The (10[1])Wild (10[1])Duck (-5[1])and Hedda Gabler. (10[4])■END■ (10[6]0[5])

ANSWER: Henrik Ibsen
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Kevin WangGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech D5210
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