Question

A character in a play by this author bets a king that if he can make the king laugh, he gets a hundred gold coins, but if he fails, his teeth will be pulled out. The antagonist of a play by this author stages a duel so his opponent can verify the beauty of a girl hiding in an attic. One play by this author opens with a woman arriving near a mountain on a “wild hippogriff.” (-5[1])The protagonist of a play by this author is lauded by the newly arrived (*) king after hanging the man who raped his daughter Isabel. A man in a play by this author recognizes his daughter by the sword he gave to her mother in (10[1])Russia. In that play by this author, Rosaura finds the imprisoned Prince of Poland, (10[1])Segismundo. (-5[1])For 10 points, the plays The Mayor of Zalamea and Life is a Dream are by what Spanish Golden Age playwright? (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[2])

ANSWER: Pedro Calderón de la Barca (The lead-in is The Surgeon of his Honor.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Shourjo GanguliOhio State APurdue A76-5
Braden BoothMissouriPurdue B12010
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLChicago A13410
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan ASIUE A135-5
Logan MathisSIUE AMichigan A15610
Henry CafaroChicago BPurdue C1570
Nermeen RahmanChicago COhio State C15710
Rohan NavaneethaOhio State BChicago D15710
Eylon CaplanPurdue AOhio State A15710
David NickelPurdue CChicago B1570

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