Question
Eugene O’Neill adapted this cycle of plays into his Mourning Becomes Electra. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this cycle of plays. The title character of this cycle kills Aegistheus and Clytemnestra in its play The Libation Bearers.
ANSWER: The Oresteia
[10m] The Oresteia was a trilogy of plays written by this Greek playwright, who included his other plays Agamemnon and The Eumenides in that trilogy.
ANSWER: Aeschylus
[10e] Aeschylus is considered to be the “Father” of this genre of drama also used by Sophocles and Euripides that is contrasted with comedy.
ANSWER: tragedy
<Literature - World Literature - Drama>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Brunswick B | North Babylon B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Hunter A | Downingtown STEM | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Hunter B | Hastings A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Mather B | Hastings B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mather C | Stuyvesant B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| North Babylon A | moving finger B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Stuyvesant A | East Brunswick A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Trinity B | Daniel Boone Academy | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| moving finger A | Mather A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| moving finger C | Great Valley | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 10 | 19.00 | 100% | 50% | 40% |