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A play by this author ends as one of its characters describes rising out from a woman’s “icy form” and proclaiming, “We are beautiful, drunk, joyous, and free!” This author fully rewrote the preface of one of his plays in which a beflowered coffin opens to reveal an old woman whom Deodatus Village claims to have strangled. (-5[1])One play by this author begins with one title character telling the other to leave her “eternal gloves” in the kitchen, accusing her of wearing them to seduce a (*) milkman. James Earl Jones acted in a play by this author (-5[1])in which a Queen in whiteface presides over a kangaroo trial with an all-Black cast. (10[2])The case of Christine and Léa Papin inspired a play by this man in which Solange and Claire play-act the murder of their mistress Madame. For 10 points, name this French playwright of The Blacks and The Maids. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Jean Genet
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