Name five differences between comedy and tragedy. Find specific examples of these differences in Oedipus Rex and Lysistrata. How does the temperament of the protagonist contribute to their failure?

Name five differences between comedy and tragedy. Find specific examples of these differences in Oedipus Rex and Lysistrata. How does the temperament of the protagonist contribute to their failure?

Discuss the purpose and placement of oracles and/or reliance on a deity in Oedipus Rex and in Everyman. How were the lessons derived from each play indicative of its society?

Discuss the origin and use of the deus ex machina in Oedipus Rex, Medea, and The Love Suicides at Sonezaki. How does its use influence the outcome of each play?

Examine Tartuffe at length in terms of genre, structural style, the time period from which it comes, the playwright’s message, and how the play speaks to a modern audience.