1. Answer any eight of the following: 1x8=8
- Who is the playwright of Volpone or The Fox?
- Lago is a famous villain in which Shakespearean tragedy?
- Who has written the play, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore?
- Which one out of the following four plays of Shakespeare is not a Romantic comedy?
As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth
- Who has authored the play, The Rivals?
- The Quintessence of Ibsenism is written by which famous twentieth century playwright?
- When Pygmalion was first staged?
- Who is the playwright of She Stoops to Conquer?
- Jimmy Porter is a famous character in which twentieth century play?
- Mirabell and Millamant are the hero and heroine of which famous Restoration comedy?
UNIT – I
2. Answer any one of the following: 12
- Critically evaluate Shakespeare as an Elizabethan playwright.
- Prepare a critical note on Ben Jonson’s contribution to English drama.
- Prepare a note on the twentieth century poetic plays with special reference to T. S. Eliot.
- Present an illustrative note on the ‘Comedy of Manners’.
UNIT – II
3. Answer any one of the following: 12
- “In a play about filial ingratitude Cordelia represents extreme filial gratitude.” Discuss the character of Cordelia in the light of this statement.
- Discuss how external and internal conflicts are represented in Kind Lear.
- Present a note on the structure of the play, King Lear.
UNIT – III
4. Answer any one of the following: 12
- What role does language play in Pygmalion in deciding the social status of an individual? Analyze Shaw’s idea on language and society.
- The play has been subtitled as A Romance in Five Acts. To what extent in this subtitle appropriate to the thematic preoccupation of the play?
- “Pygmalion is a statement of Shaw’s ideas on the division between classes and social absolutes which were considered sacrosanct in Victorian Society.” Discuss.
UNIT – IV
5. Answer any one of the following: 12
- “Waiting for Godot is a play in which nothing happens twice.” Discuss the plot of the play.
- Present a critical assessment of the relationship between Estragon and Vladimir.
- Critically evaluate the dramatic significance of Godot is Beckett’s Waiting for Godot.
UNIT – V
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6. Answer any four of the following: 6x4=24
- Present a brief character sketch of Goneril and Regan.
- Discuss, in brief, the dramatic significance of the first scene of King Lear.
- Critically assess the Higgins-Eliza relationship.
- Present a brief character sketch of Colonel Pickering.
- Discuss the dramatic significance of Lucky-Pozzo relationship.
- Explain the following:
Wait…..we embraced……we were happy…….happy………what do we do now that we’re happy……go on waiting……..waiting…….now that we’re happy…….let me see…….ah! The tree!
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