N A L A N D A O P E N U N I V E R S I T Y
M.A. English, Part-II
PAPER-XI
(20th Century Drama)
Annual Examination, 2017
Time 3 Hours. Full Marks 80
Answer any Five Questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Do you think Pygmalion may be called a Problem Play Give reasons for your answer.
2. Comment upon the wit and humour in Shaw's Pygmalion.
3. Why is waiting for Godot despite its absurdity a popular play
4. Write a note on 'Waiting for Godot' as a tragi-comedy.
5. Does the autobiographical transference mean that Osborne identifies himself with
Jimmy
6. In Look Back in Anger there is 'longing for the past'. Discuss.
7. Why it is necessary for necessary to be aware about the socio-political dimensions of
the age of the dramatist. How would our understanding of the play The Homecoming
suffer if ignore this aspect
8. Justify the title "The Homecoming".
9. Discus the features of Shavian drama.
10. Write a note on the theatrical situation of England in 1950s.