DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2018.
DRAMA
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. What is the reason for the playere in Thebes in
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex?
2. Describe Helmer's character in A Doll's House.
3. What is the major theme of Dr. Faustus?
4. Explain the important traits of the character Meg in
The Birthday Party.
5. What is the role of women in All My Sons?
6. In what ways does Rita Joe's character change over the
course of the play The Ecstasy of Rita Joe?
7. Critically analyse Girish karad's play Tughlaq.
8. Sketch the character of Leela Benare in silence. The
Court is the session.
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PART B — x 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Discuss how Oedipus Rex is a tragedy of fate.
10. Discuss A Doll's House as a modern play.
11. Critically justify the title she stoops to conquer.
12. Elaborate on the dramatic techniques used in
The Birthday Party.
13. How does miller present joe keller as both a tragic hero
and a Villain in All my sons?
14. Discuss symbolism, irony and humour in Girish karnad's
Tughlaq.
15. Write an essay on the plot structure of vijay Tendulkar's
play silence. The Court is in session.