Exam Details
| Subject | study of an author – shakespeare | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | m.a. english | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | alagappa university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | November, 2017 | |
| City, State | tamil nadu, karaikudi |
Question Paper
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
First Semester
English
STUDY OF AN AUTHOR SHAKESPEARE
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Where is Illyria?
2. Who is sebastian?
3. Why does lady Macbeth wash her hands often?
4. How does the Bernam wood move at the end of Macbeth?
5. Name any four historical plays of Shakespeare.
6. Did Julius Caesar listen to the words of the Soothsayer?
Why?
7. Who are the main characters in Shakespeare's Sonnets?
8. What is the structure of the Shakespearean sonnet?
9. Comment on the Shakespearean audience.
10. Why did Shakespeare make use of supernatural elements
in his plays?
Sub. Code
4MEN1C3
AFF-4734
2
Sp 1
Part B X 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Compare and contrast Olivia and viola.
Or
How does disguise confuse Orsino?
12. What role do the witches play in the Macbeth?
Or
What is the tragic flow of Macbeth?
13. Why did Brutus join the conspirators?
Or
Sketch the character of mark Antony.
14. What is the main idea in Sonnet XVIII?
Or
How does Shakespeare depict the theme of love in
his sonnets?
15. How did Shakespeare regard his audience?
Or
What are the uses of soliloquy?
Part C X 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions.
16. Examine the different kinds of love in Twelfth Night.
17. Analyze Macbeth as a tragic hero.
AFF-4734
3
Sp 1
18. Discuss the supernatural elements in Julius Caesar.
19. Write an essay on the salient features of Shakespeare's
sonnets with particular reference to the prescribed
sonnets.
20. Discuss the significance of women in Shakespearean
Drama.
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First Semester
English
STUDY OF AN AUTHOR SHAKESPEARE
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Where is Illyria?
2. Who is sebastian?
3. Why does lady Macbeth wash her hands often?
4. How does the Bernam wood move at the end of Macbeth?
5. Name any four historical plays of Shakespeare.
6. Did Julius Caesar listen to the words of the Soothsayer?
Why?
7. Who are the main characters in Shakespeare's Sonnets?
8. What is the structure of the Shakespearean sonnet?
9. Comment on the Shakespearean audience.
10. Why did Shakespeare make use of supernatural elements
in his plays?
Sub. Code
4MEN1C3
AFF-4734
2
Sp 1
Part B X 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Compare and contrast Olivia and viola.
Or
How does disguise confuse Orsino?
12. What role do the witches play in the Macbeth?
Or
What is the tragic flow of Macbeth?
13. Why did Brutus join the conspirators?
Or
Sketch the character of mark Antony.
14. What is the main idea in Sonnet XVIII?
Or
How does Shakespeare depict the theme of love in
his sonnets?
15. How did Shakespeare regard his audience?
Or
What are the uses of soliloquy?
Part C X 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions.
16. Examine the different kinds of love in Twelfth Night.
17. Analyze Macbeth as a tragic hero.
AFF-4734
3
Sp 1
18. Discuss the supernatural elements in Julius Caesar.
19. Write an essay on the salient features of Shakespeare's
sonnets with particular reference to the prescribed
sonnets.
20. Discuss the significance of women in Shakespearean
Drama.
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