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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Marat in Scene 27, what has the Minister of War sold to France's enemies?
2. Into what does Roux demand the churches of France be converted?
3. In Scene 25, Which of the following roles is not one that Simone claims petitioners expect Marat to enact?
4. Who has the final line of the play?
5. Where did Corday spend her youth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the great debate between Sade and Mart, Sade's viewpoint is more complex and ambiguous. As an aristocrat turned Revolutionary turned voice for political apathy, his worldview is strange and inwardly focused. Write an essay on etymology of this viewpoint. Why did Sade join the Revolution, and why was he repelled by it? What does he view as most important in life? What is his attitude toward violence and its place in society?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the topic of absolute power. Marat is offered it over the course of the play, but he refuses it. Duperret and Corday fear he will become dictator. The play itself takes place in the shadow of Napoleon. Does Weiss believe that all power corrupts? Is he implying that Marat might have been an exception?
Essay Topic 3
The theme of subjugation and captivity is pervasive in Weiss's play. Write an essay in three parts discussing the theme of captivity:
Part 1) How are the poor of 1793 constantly held in captivity? Who were their oppressors before the fall of the Bastille, and who have there oppressors become int he Revolutionary era? How does Marat decry both in the play?
Part 2) The story of Mart's death is performed by inmates in a mental asylum. How does the the life of the inmate reflect the life of the poor in 1793? In what way is the play-within-the-play an act of revolution against captivity?
Part 3) What is Sade's notion of captivity? How is it different from Marat's? What is the prison that every man inhabits in Sade's worldview?
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