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In a speech in this play, a character describes how “to be a worldly success at anything…you have to wear blinders like a horse and only see straight in front of you.” A character in this play claims that he “felt as Horace Walpole did about England” while explaining his choice to leave The Movement. In this play, death is described as a “fine long sleep” that “can’t come soon enough for” a former (*) anarchist, who is known as the“Foolosopher” [fool-o-sopher]. Rocky believes that a mattress has fallen in this play after Don Parritt (10[1])leaps off of a fire escape. (10[1])In this play, “Hickey” Hickman attempts to convince his patrons like Larry Slade and Joe (10[1])Mott to give up on their “pipe dreams.” For 10 points, name this Eugene O’Neill play set in Harry Hope’s saloon. ■END■

ANSWER: The Iceman Cometh
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Gabe ForrestSquidward Community CollegeWUSTL A9410
Fred GarveyTruman StateWUSTL J10010
Jacob SimmonsSIUEWUSTL C11510

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