Midterm 1                      Survey of Drama                     Sat., Nov. 22,2002

 

Answer TWO of the following questions :

 

1.     Account  for Oedipus’s treatment of Tiresias .

 

2.     What is meant by :  the City Dionysia and the events over several days

 

OR  forms of ancient Greek drama and its number of actors since the mid-sixth century BCE  ?

 

 

3.     Identify the following quotation in terms of : 

          act and scene ,

          the stage direction and its aims ,

          theme of the play seen in this quote ,

          Liza’s objection to say alphabet ,

          and the nature of Higgin’s character .

                                          

The Quote

 

_________.{with a roar of a wounded lion } Stop . Listen to this . Pickering . This is what we pay for as elementary education . This unfortunate animal has been locked up for nine years in school at our expense to teach her to speak and read the language of Shakespeare and Milton . And the result is Ahyee , B –yee ,C –yee,D –yee . { To Eliza } Say A,B,C,D.