Round 2: Tossup 5
T.S. Eliot took dialogue from this play for the epigraph of his poem “Portrait of a Lady.” In the prologue to this play, the line “there is no sin but ignorance” is spoken by the ghost of Machiavelli. Mathias and Ludowick duel in this play as a result of a forged letter, whose real author responds to a blackmail plot by murdering his slave (*) Ithamore. This play’s title character schemes with his daughter Abigail after his wealth is seized to pay tribute to the Turks, before dying when he falls into the boiling cauldron he prepared for Calymath. For 10 points, Barabas is the title character of what Christopher Marlowe play often criticised as anti-Semitic? ■END■
ANSWER: The Jew of Malta
<Literature - British, Daniel Merida> | VAULT II Packet 02
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shishir Bharadwaj | Lexington A | Belmont B | 19 | 15 |
| Saisabari Ramesh | Waltham B | Waltham A | 84 | -5 |
| Peter Mahowald | Belmont A | Lexington B | 105 | 10 |
| Soham Gohil | Mansfield A | Mansfield B | 115 | 10 |
| Suzara Khadka | Waltham A | Waltham B | 115 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 50% | 17% | 63.83 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 46.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 33% | 67.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 25% | 25% | 89.33 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 0% | 40% | 97.67 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 105.50 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 25% | 113.33 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 25% | 88.50 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 20% | 20% | 71.50 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 50% | 25% | 68.13 |