Which play may be considered a parody of Macbeth, with parts of Hamlet and King Lear?
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Correct answer: D. Alfred Jarry, Ubu Roi
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Jarry's Ubu Roi (1896), which began as a schoolboy lampoon of a teacher, burlesques Macbeth's regicide along with Hamlet's ghost and Lear's division. Its opening 'Merdre!' caused a riot, and the Absurdists later hailed it as a forerunner.
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