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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIRST SEMESTER NOVEMBER 2017
17/16PEL1MC01 BRITISH DRAMA
Date: 02-11-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 01:00-04:00
SECTION-A
PART A
I Answer any TW0 of the following in about 200 words each. (2x10=20)
Comment on the structural flaws seen in Marlowe's Doctor Faustus.
Consider the play Murder in the Cathedral as a poetic drama.
Discuss the themes of religion and nationalism as seen in Saint Joan.
Comment on the characterization in the play Everyman in his Humour.
PART B
II Answer the following in about 400 words each. (2x15=30)
Do you think there is 'divine justice' in the tragedy of Doctor Faustus? Justify your answer.

Consider the play Murder in the Cathedral as a religious drama.
"Doctor Faustus depicts a clash between the values of the medieval world and the emerging
spirit of the sixteenth-century Renaissance". Discuss.

How does the play Murder in the Cathedral express and explore the conflict between
"action" and "suffering."?Discuss.
SECTION B
PART A
I Answer any TW0 of the following in about 200 words each. (2x10=20)
Analyse the concept of liberation and freedom in Rock n Roll by Tom Stoppard.
Evaluate Rock n Roll as a play of Relationships.
Examine the obscurities of characterization in Pinter's The Birthday Party.
How do other characters treat Stanley in Pinter's play The Birthday Party?
PART B
II Answer the following in about 400 words each. (2x15=30)
Bring out the paradoxical coexistence of music and sickness throughout the play Amadeus.

How does Shaffer's play Amadeus remain the drama of mediocrity and revenge?
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Review The Importance of Being Earnest as a play that is full of hypocrisies.

How are the characters in Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest portrayed to intensify the
intended themes of the play?