Note: Description acceptable. This essay rebukes criticism for writing tragedies that are “too sad” by positing that the joy of life comes from watching “modern characters” struggle with complex motivations. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this naturalist manifesto whose meditations on class include a discussion of the “slave mentality” expressed by Jean’s worship of the Count. This essay calls a work’s title character a “man-hating half-woman.”
ANSWER: the preface to Miss Julie [or the Author’s Forward to Miss Julie; accept synonyms such as prologue or or introduction in place of “preface”]
[10e] This Swedish playwright put forward a vision of modern naturalist theater in the preface to his play Miss Julie.
ANSWER: August Strindberg [or Johan August Strindberg]
[10m] Strindberg identifies Jean’s worship of the Count via a pair of these objects, which are present on stage throughout the play together with a pair of gloves. Estragon takes off one of these objects at the start of Waiting for Godot, whose title may have been inspired by French slang for these objects.
ANSWER: boots [prompt on shoes]
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