THET110 Final Exam Study Guide Plays 1 Oedipus a b c d By Sophocles Tragedy Set in Thebes Summary i ii iii Plague strikes Thebes Oedipus the king must solve murder of who killed Laius Tiresias tells Oedipus that he is the murderer tells him that Laius s murderer will be both father and brother to his own children and the son of his own wife Jocasta Oedipus s wife tells Oedipus that Laius got a prophecy that he was going to be killed by his son but his son was cast out of Thebes as a baby and Laius was murdered by a band of thieves Jocasta tells Oedipus that Laius was killed at a 3 way crossroads and Oedipus realizes he killed him Oedipus tells of his prophecy that he would kill his father and sleep with his mother Shepherd tells Oedipus he came to Corinth as an orphan to live with his foster parents Laius and Jocasta sent him away with the messengers Jocasta realizes what has happened and hangs herself Oedipus pokes his eyes out and is exiled from Thebes iv v vi vii viii ix 2 Hamlet a William Shakespeare b Set in Denmark c Tragedy d Summary i King Hamlet s ghost appears to Prince Hamlet telling him that his brother Claudius killed him and to seek revenge ii Hamlet contemplates what to do appears to be mad iii Claudius and Gertrude his mother queen think he is in love with Ophelia but they listen to their conversation and learn that he is not iv Hamlet arranges a group of actors to put on a play that reenacts Claudius killing his brother to test him he will react if he did kill him v Claudius reacts and Hamlet decides to kill him but waits because vi Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius through the curtain where he thinks Claudius is praying Claudius is hiding vii Hamlet is sent to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern viii Ophelia drowns herself in grief for her father s Polonius death ix Claudius convinces Laertes Polonius s son to have a fencing match with Hamlet and Claudius will poison his blade so Hamlet will die x Claudius also poisons a goblet as a back up plan xi Hamlet declines the drink Gertrude drinks it and dies xii Laertes is cut by his own sword and tells Hamlet that Claudius is responsible for the queen s death xiii Hamlet stabs Claudius with the poisonous sword and forces him to drink xiv Claudius and Hamlet both die Laertes wounds Hamlet with poisonous the goblet sword 3 A Doll s House a Henrik Ibsen b Set in Norway Nora and Torvald s living room c Realism modern prose drama i Detailed stage directions middle class family social problems d Summary i Dr Rank comes to visit them ii Kristine Linde also visits them Nora s old friend who s husband just died and left her with no kids or money iii Mrs Linde says she has no meaning in life wants to know if Torvald can iv Nora tells Mrs Linde she illegally borrowed money for Torvald s trip to help employ her Italy to help cure his illness v She told Torvald the money was from his father vi Nora secretly works and saves money to repay the debt vii Krogstad works with Torvald and Torvald have a meeting and Torvald says they can probably hire Mrs Linde viii Nora and Krogstad are left alone they talk and Krogstad is revealed to be the source of the secret loan ix Krogstad tells Nora that Torvald threatened to fire him asks Nora to convince him not to and blackmails her with the forgery of her father s signature x Nora tries to convince Torvald not to fire Krogstad but he refuses to listen xi Torvald send the maid to deliver Krogstad s letter of dismissal xii Dr Rank reveals to Nora that he is in love with her xiii Krogstad sends letter to Torvald revealing Nora s secret xiv Mrs Linde and Krogstad rekindle their old flame xv Costume party Torvald tells Nora how good she looked as she danced xvi Torvald reads Krogstad s letter and tells Nora she is not fit to raise their children contract xvii Helene maid brings in another letter in which Krogstad returns Nora s xviii Torvald is overjoyed but Nora is affected by is words says he has treated her like a doll to be played with and admired and leaves him 4 Spurt of Blood a Antonin Artaud b Theater of Cruelty c Goes beyond systems of language instead opening the body to a fully sensual d experience Induce a trance that might permit performers and audience members to escape or resist control of authoritarian regimes 5 A Strong Breed 6 A Raisin in the Sun a Lorraine Hansberry b Set in Southern Chicago between 1945 1959 c Realist drama d Summary i Youngers receive an insurance check for 10 000 ii Mama wants to buy a house with the money Walter Lee wants to use it to invest in a liquor store with his friends Ruth wants to use it on Travis their son Beneatha wants to use it for medical school tuition iii Ruth becomes pregnant and is considering abortion iv Mama puts a down payment on a house in a white neighborhood Clybourne Park v Karl Lindner Clybourne Park Improvement Association offers the Youngers money so that they don t move into the house they refuse vi Walter loses the rest of the money to his friend Willy Harris who promises him to invest in the liquor store and then runs off with the money vii Beneatha rejects George Murchison wealthy black man and accepts a marriage proposal from Joseph Asagai who embraces African culture viii The Youngers move to Clybourne Park 7 Trifles a Susan Glaspell b Set in Iowa around 1900 c Summary i John Wright has been murdered someone tied a rope around his neck in the middle of the night ii The sheriff his wife Mrs Peters the county attorney and the neighbors Mr and Mrs Hale enter the kitchen of the Wright household to look for clues iii The men go upstairs because they claim nothing important is in the iv kitchen Mrs Hale and Mrs Peters look in the kitchen notice that there are ruined fruit preserves bread left out of the box unfinished quilt empty bird cage v The women state that it must have been hard to live with Mr Wright since he was cold and oppressive vi Find dead bird in a box that was strangled they do not tell the men vii Mrs Wright compared to a bird before she married Mr Wright she was happy free sweet pretty he ruined that for her 8 Clit Notes a Holly Hughes b One actor needed c Made out with her mom d Cut a girl s hair 9 Rent a b Set in NYC c Summary Jonathon Larson 10 Clybourne Park a Bruce Norris b Summary i Mark and Roger about to get evicted by landlord Benny Coffin ii Tom Collins shows up and …
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