Sophie Treadwell- Machinal Theatrical Play Quiz
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Have you ever seen Machinal live? Sophie Treadwell wrote this iconic theatrical play. She was a famous American playwright and journalist in the last century. This quiz is based on episode 4- Maternal. How much do you know about it?
- 1.How do you think Helen feels in Episode 4?
- 2.Note how you could potentially stage this, try to take inspiration from theatre you've watched during the course.
- 3.Do you feel the Nurse is as trapped as Helen?
- 4.
We know this Episode is about Helen's incapability of being a mother, but what is it really about?- A.
1920's Society expecting women to all be perfect mothers
- B.
Postnatal depression and anxiety (which sadly wasn't a researched illness in the 20's)
- C.
Men (the Doctor and George) interfering with female issues and intrufing individual experience.
- D.
The censorship of female voices
- E.
All of the above
- 5.
At the time of writing Machinal, what was Treadwells status?
- A.
Married
- B.
Divorced
- C.
Married with kids
- D.
Widowed
- 6.
True or false? "Helen just doesn't want to be a mother"
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.
Who does Helen challenge in her Monoluge at the end of the episode?
- A.
George (Her Husband)
- B.
The Doctors
- C.
The Nurse
- D.
God
- 8.Which of the following quotes present a strong change in Helen's meek character? (Click all that apply)
- A.
"I’ve submitted to enough—I won’t submit to any more"
- B.
"I’ll rest—I’ll lie down"
- C.
“Aren’t you glad it’s a girl?...You’re not! Oh, my! That’s no way to talk! Men want boys—women ought to want girls.”
- D.
“I smell everything then.”
- E.
“I’ll not submit any more—I’ll not submit—I’ll not submit—.”
- 9.
True or False? "Due to the fact she had no children, Sophie Treadwell had no clue or experience in motherhood. This episode of the play is just a radical feminist statement on society"
- A.
True
- B.
False
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