Some scholars suggest that Kesselring wrote the play as a thriller and then was prompted to turn it into a farce. Would the play work as a thriller? Propose a general outline of the play as a thriller and rewrite in detail a key scene that would illustrate this genre.
Compare and contrast the Broadway hit Sweeney Todd, another play in the comic/thriller.....
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