B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2018
Third Semester
English Literature
DRAMA II
(CBCS 2011 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 1 10)
Answer all questions.
1. The play Murder in the Cathedral opens with the speech
of --———————.
The Chorus
Thomas Becket
The first tempter
2. The --——————— tempter says, "Saint and Martyr
rule from the tomb".
second third
fourth
3. In Justice, James How is Walter How's --———————.
father brother
uncle
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4. Edward Clement is a --——————— in Justice.
lawyer prison doctor
gaoler
5. Christy spends --——————— days in Mayo.
two three
fifteen
6. The thirty-year-old Widow Quin is a lusty woman who
appears to be engaged in a sexual rivalry with
--———————.
Susan Pegeen
Nelly
7. Helena is --——————— who comes to stay with the
Porters while she performs in a play at the local theatre.
a choreographer a director
an actress
8. Colonel Redfern is a retired army officer who served in
--——————— from 1913 to 1947.
India Pakistan
China
9. --——————— has turnips and a carrot in his pocket.
Estragon Vladimir
Lucky
10. Lucky calls the dance, --——————— because he
thinks of himself entangled in a net.
"The Hut" "The Nut"
"The Net"
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Part B x 7 35)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Why do the women of Canterbury express their
concern on Becket's return?
Or
Analyze the role of the tempters in Murder in the
Cathedral.
12. How does Galsworthy view prison system in
Justice?
Or
Comment on the role of Cokeson in Justice.
13. How does Widow Quin help Christy Mahon in The
Playboy of the Western World?
Or
Comment on the cunningness of Shawn in The
Playboy of the Western World.
14. Comment on the exchange of tender feelings
between Jimmy and Helena.
Or
Why does Jimmy abuse Alison and her family?
15. How does Lucky entertain Vladimir and Estragon
in Waiting for Godot?
Or
How does Pozzo treat Lucky in Waiting for Godot?
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Examine the theme of martyrdom in Murder in the
Cathedral.
17. Consider Justice a protest against dehumanized
institutionalism.
18. Examine the rise and fall of Christy Mahon in The
Playboy of the Western World.
19. Analyze the reconciliation between Alison and Jimmy in
Look Back in Anger.
20. Examine the harmonious blending of the tragic and the
comic elements in Waiting for Godot.
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