Which does not describe the tone of a story?
optimistic
pessimistic
artistic
philosophical

Some with this question really need it 3. refer to story a2 and answer the following question. which sentence, if inserted in the blank space, would make the best sense in the context of the passage a. the director, peter hall, had to beg the theater management not to close the play immediately but to wait for the sunday reviews. b. despite the audience reaction, the cast and director believed in the play. c. it looked as if waiting for godot was beginning a long run as the most controversial play of london's 1955 season. d. waiting for godot was in danger of closing the first week of its run and of becoming nothing more than a footnote in the annals of the english stage. story a2 the english language premiere of samuel beckett's play waiting for godot took place in london in august 1955. godot is an avant-garde play with only five characters (not including mr. godot, who never arrives) and a minimal setting: one rock and one bare tree. the play has two acts; the second act repeats what little action occurs in the first with few changes: the tree, for instance, acquires one leaf. in a statement that was to become famous, the critic, vivian mercer, has described godot as "a play in which nothing happens twice." opening night, critics and playgoers greeted the play with bafflement and derision. the line, "nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes. it's awful," was met by a loud rejoinder of "hear! hear! " from an audience member. however, harold hobson's review in the sunday times managed to recognize the play for what history has proven it to be, a revolutionary moment in theater.