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In a play titled for one of these people, the protagonist is credited with inventing the tractor, setting the Thames on fire, and writing all of Shakespeare’s plays. In another play titled for one of these people, the protagonist cries in agony after he thinks he is shot by a cannonball, and then literally tears apart a captain who says it was just a cap pistol. In a play, one of these people (10[1])is told, “You’re going to die at the end of the show,” by one of his two wives, Marguerite and Marie. (10[1]-5[1])A person (10[1])with this role (10[1])has a protruding belly depicting a spiral in a play (10[1])later staged using puppets. (10[1])The nonsense word (10[1])“merdre (10[2])(“MAIR-druh”)” opens a play titled for (10[3])one of (10[1])these (10[1])people (10[1])who reneges on a promise (10[2])to make Bordure (“bord-YOOR”) the Duke of Lithuania after they kill Wenceslas. For 10 points, what title is taken (10[1])by the hero of Alfred Jarry’s first play (10[1])about (10[1])Ubu? ■END■ (10[1])

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