B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2018
Second Semester
English
DRAMA I
(CBCS 2011 onwards)
Time Three Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 1 10)
Answer all questions.
1. In the opening of the play Edward II, Gaveston reads a
letter that he received from ——————.
Edward II Mortimer
Isabella.
2. In Edward II, Younger Mortimer and the Elder Mortimer
are ——————.
brothers son and father
nephew and uncle.
3. Bosola spent —————— years in prison in The Duchess
of Malfi.
seven nine
eleven.
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4. The Duchess of Malfi is set in ——————.
Spain Italy
France.
5. —————— is a hermaphrodite and a member of
Volpone's household, whose sole purpose seems to be the
entertainment and flattery of Volpone.
Castrone Corbaccio
Androgyno.
6. Corvino is also called —————— is a rich merchant
who seeks Volpone's estate.
The Crow The Gadfly
The Lion.
7. —————— is Lady Wishfort's resourceful, energetic
servant, allied with Mirabell.
Petulant Waitwell
Foible.
8. —————— is a faithless husband who depends on his
wife's inheritance for his ease and livelihood.
Fainall Sir Wilfull Witwoud
Marwood.
9. Higgins claims that English is the language of
Shakespeare, Milton and ——————.
The Bible Wordsworth
Tennyson.
10. Eliza said that she learned self-respect from ——————.
Mrs. Higgins Colonel Pickering
Mrs. Pearce.
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Part B x 7 35)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Analyze the part played by hired assassins in
Edward II.
Or
How does Gaveston die in Edward II?
12. How does Bosola's speech at the close of this scene
epitomize the conflicts and contradictions of his
character in The Duchess of Malfi?
Or
Discuss the theme of manipulation and deceit in
The Duchess of Malfi.
13. Bring out the avariciousness of Mosca in Volpone.
Or
How are the gulls fittingly punished at the end of
the play Volpone?
14. Discuss the role of Mrs. Marwood in The Way of the
World.
Or
Analyze the character of Mirabell in The Way of the
World.
15. What is the role of Mrs. Higgins in Pygmalion?
Or
Analyze the function of Alfred Doolittle in
Pygmalion.
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. How does Kent display integrity and rectitude in
Edward II?
17. How did the attempts to maneuver through the murky
world of the court end in futility in The Duchess of the
Malfi?
18. Describe Volpone's role as a mountebank.
19. Examine the portrayal of women characters in The Way
of the World.
20. Consider Pygmalion a fusion of romantic and unromantic
elements.
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