Ubu Roi
State the story of the whole play (2 sentences max). Ubu ROI is the story of Papa Turd and Mama Turd, who kill the king of Poland, seize the country's riches, and then must face the wrath of Russia and the escaped prince. Papa Turd and Mama Turd display greed, sloth, and absurd notions of grandeur before they are finally routed by the prince and forced to flee on a ship, where they hope to begin the con man type of existence all over again upon landing ashore in the next country.
State the story of Act I. Act I describes how Papa and Mama Turd along with Bordure plot to kill Poland's king. Papa Turd poisons Bordure's soldiers and then the three of them swear to murder the king.
State the story of Act II. Papa Turd kills the king of Poland but the queen and the prince escape. The queen dies but the ghosts of his ancestors appear to the prince and order him to take revenge; meanwhile, Mama Turd and Papa Turd decadently revel in their new wealth,...
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