Round 10: Tossup 3

In a play partly titled for this concept, a fiddler causes laughter at a party by mocking the host and his son during a square dance. This concept partly titles a play in which a young man starts an affair in his mother’s parlor, which has been closed since her death. In that play (10[1])titled (10[1])for this concept, Abbie’s murder of her and Eben’s baby mirrors the Phaedra myth. In a play partly titled for this concept, a woman exclaims “I don’t want realism. I want (10[1])magic!” when a man pulls the paper lantern (10[1]-5[1])off a light bulb to see her face. (10[1])A Eugene (10[1])O’Neill (10[2])play is titled for this concept (-5[1])“under the Elms.” In a play, an object named for this concept carries a disgraced ex-teacher through New Orleans (10[1])to her sister Stella’s home. For 10 points, what concept (10[1])partly titles a play about Blanche Dubois by Tennessee Williams? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: desire [accept Desire Under the Elms or A Streetcar Named Desire]
<TM, American Literature> | Packet H - Yale A, Ohio State C, Illinois C, Virginia Tech B, MIT A
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