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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of King Lear?
2. Who translated Ibsen's "The Pillars of Society" to English?
3. What term refers to a person represented in a drama or story?
4. What term is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a proposition antecedently supposed or proved; a basis of argument. A proposition stated or assumed as leading to a conclusion"?
5. It is the job of the character to prove what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the first step to fleshing out characters, according to the author?
2. What does the author assert about character development in Chapter 7: Characters Plotting Their Own Play?
3. How is the antagonist defined and described by the author?
4. What is the role of character according to the author in Chapter 6: Plot or Character--Which?
5. Describe Egri's example about a crime play in Book I: Premise. Why does he assert it does not work?
6. What does the author say about compromise between the pivotal character and the antagonist? Can it be achieved?
7. How does Egri assert a writer may begin a play without a premise?
8. How important is a character's environment to their actions?
9. What does Egri say about the writer's doubts about a character's development?
10. What example does the author give to explain the unity of opposites?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and discuss the unity of opposites. How does the author define this term? What does he relate about compromise in the reading?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Egri's assessment of the premise of "The Tragedy of Macbeth". Who are the pivotal character and antagonist in this play?
Essay Topic 3
Define and discuss the element and characteristics of action. How is action defined by the author? What drives the action of a play?
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