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CONTENTS: Chapter General Introduction A Brief/Account of Drama up to the Time of Eliot The Age of Eliot Life of Eliot Poetic Drama Eliot’s Views on and Practice of Verse Drama Plays of Eliot—-Their Common Characteristics The Theme of Martyrdom in Eliot’s Plays The Common Characteristics of Eliot’s Plays Symbols and Christian Imagery in Eliot’s Plays Eliot and Greek Drama Eliot’s Shortcomings as a Dramatist Eliot’s Achievement as a Verse Dramatist Critical Opinions Special Introduction Introduction to the Cocktail Party Summary of the Cocktail Party my A Critical Analysis of the Cocktail Party The Cocktail Party and Alcestis of Euripides- The Theme of the Cocktail Party—the Question of Choice Symbolism and Christian Imagery in the Cocktail Party Suspense and Surprise in the Cocktail Party The Dramatic Signi?cance of the Guardians The Cocktail Party as a Study in Communal Life The Verse of the Cocktail Party Defects in the Cocktail Party Character Sketches (A) Major Characters Edward Chamberlain Celia Coppertone Lavinia Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly Julia Shuttlethwaite (B) Minor Characters Peter Quip Alexander Mac Colgie Gibbs Critical Opinions’ on the Cocktail Party Complete Paraphrase Act l, Scene l Act I, Scene ll Act I, Scene III Act ll Act III Explanations of Important Passages Questions and Answers Chronology of Important Dates Select Bibliography