10) 20th Century American Drama

Question 1

What does 20th Century American Drama generally depicts?

Answer 1

the lives of ordinary people, exploration of social and psychological issues with authenticity and depth, social and political commentary, addressing issues such as race, class, gender, sexuality, the American Dream

Question 2

Which author of the 20th century american drama received four Pulitzer Prizes and a Nobel Prize for Literature?

Answer 2

Eugene O’Neil

Question 3

Eugene O’Neill

Answer 3

Mourning Becomes Electra; Ah, Wilderness; The Iceman Cometh; Long Days Journey into Night

Question 4

Who is the father of English realist drama?

Answer 4

Eugene O’Neill

Question 5

Who is one of the founding fathers of the American theatre?

Answer 5

Tennessee Williams

Question 6

Tennessee Williams

Answer 6

The Glass Menagerie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire

Question 7

When was A Streetcar Named Desire first performed?

Answer 7

in 1947

Question 8

What is the name of the main female character in A Streetcar Named Desire?

Answer 8

Blanche DuBois

Question 9

Where does A Streetcar Named Desire takes place?

Answer 9

in New Orleans

Question 10

What is the name of Blanche’s sister and her husband?

Answer 10

Stella and Stanley Kowalski

Question 11

What is the relationship like between Blanche and Stanley?

Answer 11

they clash often, he is a rough and aggressive man, eventually Stanley rapes Blanche

Question 12

How does A Streetcar Named Desire end?

Answer 12

Stanley rapes Blanche, which leads to her complete mental breakdown, she is taken away to a mental institution, while Stella chooses to stay with Stanley, unable to leave behind her relationship

Question 13

What are the themes of A Streetcar Named Desire?

Answer 13

illusion versus reality, desire, the decline of the Old South, complexities of the human psyche, clash between social classes (Blanche has aristocratic background, Stanley has working-class roots), mental health, stability