On June 29, 1613, the Globe Theater was destroyed by fire during a performance by Henry VIII. A Quiz on Theaters Around the World
On June 29, 1613, the Globe Theater was destroyed by fire during a performance by Henry VIII. A Quiz on Theaters Around the World
On June 29, 1613, the Globe Theater was destroyed by fire during a performance by Henry VIII. A Quiz on Theaters Around the World
1, The three most acclaimed Greek playwrights, who frequently explored themes of tragedy, have contributed greatly to the field of world literature through works such as Antigone, The Orestesia Trilogy, and The Trojan Woman. Name the playwrights.
Answer :
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
2, The play, a two-act tragedy, is set in 1940s New York and tells the story of a traveling salesman who is disillusioned with his life. It won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. What is the name of the play and who wrote it?
Answer :
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
3, Hayavadana is a play by Indian playwright Girish Karnad. In which language was it originally written? It is based on two different books. name them.
Answer :
Kathasaritsagar and The Transposed Heads; Kannada
4, Doctor Faustus is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Christopher Marlowe. One of the characters in the play is one of various figures in Roman folklore associated with the planet Venus. Subsequently, the name of the entity was absorbed into Christianity as the name of Satan. Which character is being mentioned here?
5, These three Indian films have been adapted from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Othello and Hamlet. The director, who has directed all three films, also has films like The Blue Umbrella and Spider. Which are the three movies?
Answer :
Maqbool, Omkara, Haider
6, It is known as the National Theater of Ireland. It served as a nursery for many Irish playwrights, including William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory and Sean O’Casey. Which is the theater?
7, West Side Story is a play by Jerome Robbins. Inspired by William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in New York City in the mid-1950s. In 2021, it was adapted into a film of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg. What type of drama is West Side Story?
