Question
In Martin Crimp’s adaptation of this play, the title character bluntly observes that “the misunderstood are not necessarily artists” while ruthlessly criticizing a short play by the critic Covington. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Molière play. David Ives’s adaptation of this play, The School for Lies, inverts its original ending by revealing Célimène to have been faithful to her “cantankerous lover” Alceste all along.
ANSWER: The Misanthrope [or Le Misanthrope]
[10h] Crimp followed his adaptation of The Misanthrope with this play. This play centers on a character named Anne, who is variously interpreted as a suicidal “artist,” a terrorist, a particle physicist, and a white-supremacist luxury car.
ANSWER: Attempts on Her Life
[10m] In Crimp’s earlier “The Treatment,” Anne uses a fork to stab one of these objects belonging to the street vendor Clifford. In a notorious scene from Sarah Kane’s “Blasted,” a soldier eats some of these objects belonging to Ian.
ANSWER: eyes [or eyeballs]
<Arya Karthik, British Literature>
Summary
| 2023 Chicago Open | 08/05/2023 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
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| BHSU | The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |