Question
A “Dumb-Show” before this play’s second act depicts a king refusing a clear glass of wine in favor of a golden cup of “potion” that represents insincere flattery—which turns out to be poison. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this play in which the “parasites” Hermon and Tyndar incite the brothers Ferrex and Porrex to war against each other. This play by Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville was the first English-language blank-verse tragedy.
ANSWER: Gorboduc [or The Tragedie of Gorboduc; prompt on The Tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex]
[10e] Gorboduc’s depiction of a British king dividing his realm among fractious children was an obvious influence on this tragedy, in which Cordelia is disinherited due to her refusal to flatter her father.
ANSWER: King Lear
[10m] The Duke of Albany’s speech in Gorboduc inspired this character’s promise to “never rest” until he reaches “the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.” This character asks “Know ye not yet the argument of arms?” before killing his son.
ANSWER: Tamburlaine [accept Tamerlane or Timur the Lame]
<Rob Carson, British Literature>
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| The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub | I would prefer not to | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Curse you, Periplus the Platypus! | Saint Peter Andre 3000 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club | I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Quasicrystal Silence | Don't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| remembrance of lost time | The Canadians | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.) | Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Team Name Think Detail | Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp | Hang et al., Robert Browning | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| In Search of Things Past | [moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled? | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |