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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the forbidden word that that Duperret says France is speaking at the end of Scene 17?
2. In Scene 23, what does Marat warn the rich will do the the poor at a moment's notice?
3. In appeasing Coulmier in Scene 18, which is not a group to which the Singers pledge fidelity?
4. What affliction begins to show itself in Sade as he is whipped?
5. Which of the following is something that Coulmier claims is absent in 1808?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The portrait of Napoleon looms above the playing space through the entirety of The Marat/Sade. What does this symbol represent in the world of the play? What is Sade's attitude toward this totalitarian figure? Are there other figures onstage that represent Napoleon's power, and what is their role in the play? Write an essay on the above prompts.
Essay Topic 2
In The Marat/Sade, Peter Weiss creates a compelling dynamic for his cast: many of his cast members are mentally disturbed, and their psychological infirmities affect their roles in the play-within-the-play. Write an essay on this dynamic in three parts:
Part 1) What is the infirmity of the actor playing Marat? How does this infirmity make him particularly appropriate for the role? How does this infirmity limit his movement on the stage?
Part 2) What is Charlotte Corday's ailment? How does this affect her ability to play her role in the play-within-the-play? How do the other characters onstage interact with her?
Part 3) What is Duperret's mental infirmity? How does this affect his interaction with Corday? How does the Herald deal with him in his scene's with Corday?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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