Round 8: Tossup 1

A seven-act play from this country inspired a prologue from Goethe’s Faust with its metatheatrical introduction. In a play from this country, a girl distracted by her love marriage is cursed for not greeting a visitor to her hermitage. (10[1])In that play from this country, a king is presented with a signet ring found in a fish, allowing (10[1])him to remember his (-5[1])title (10[1])wife. This country’s Kathakali (10[1])(“kuh-thuh-KUH-lee”) dance-dramas (10[2])convey narrative using makeup and hand gestures called mudras. An epic from this country inspired many folk (10[1])plays about the 18-day Kurukshetra War between the Kauravas and Pandavas. For 10 points, name this country whose classical plays were written in Sanskrit. ■END■ (10[1])

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