Round 3: Tossup 6

After refusing to lend money to a character in this play to escape to America, Mrs. Gabor writes a letter trying to convince him that he isn’t a failure. The mother of one character (10[1])in this play disapproves of a boy reading Faust because she believes that it should not be read before adulthood. After arguing over the length of her skirt, a girl in this play asks her mother if it is sinful (-5[1])to think about death. The “Masked Man” rescues a character (10[1])in this play before his friend’s headless ghost convinces him to follow him into the afterlife. A letter written by Melchior (-5[1])is used to blame him for Moritz’ suicide in this play, (10[1])which was adapted into a musical by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik. For 10 points, Wendla and her classmates struggle with their adolescent sexuality (10[1])in what play by Frank Wedekind? ■END■ (10[4]0[1])

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