Round 4: Tossup 17

In a play by this author, a woman granted immortality by Rudolf II becomes involved in a conflict about a nobleman’s inheritance. Characters in a play by this author are sent to a stamping mill due to a namesake “cramp.” This author (15[1])of The Makropulos Affair created a character who is given sterile flowers (-5[1])and burns a scientific manuscript. That member of the (*) “League of Humanity” and Primus are dubbed the new Adam and Eve by Alquist at the end of a play by this author. The title artificial creatures revolt against humans in a play by this author. The term “robot” was coined by, (10[1])for 10 points, what Czech (-5[1])playwright (-5[1])of R.U.R? ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

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