MAEG-02
December Examination 2017
MA (Prev.) English Examination
Renaissance To Jacobean Age
Paper MAEG-02
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 80
Note: The question paper is divided into three sections B and C.
Section A 8 × 2 16
(Very Short Answer Questions)
Note: Answer all questions. As per the nature of the question delimit your answer in one word, one sentence or maximum upto 30 words. Each question carries 2 marks.
Name the four chief Jacobean poets.
'Men are April when they woo, December when they wed! Who says this Whom in As you like it?
What paradoxical statement does king of France make about Cordelia's character?
'What merchant's ships have my sighs drowned What figure of speech has been used here?
For which wrongs would Bacon not mind a man's taking revenge?
What happened when the horse dealer pulled faustus by the leg?
203
MAEG-02 1800 3 (P.T.O.)
MAEG-02 1800 3 (Contd.)
203
Who are Subtle and Dol common in 'The Alchemist'?
(viii) What idea about Appearances and Reality is repeated
throughout 'The Duchess of Malfi'?
Section B 4 × 8 32
(Short Answer Questions)
Note: Answer any four questions. Each answer should not
exceed 200 words. Each question carries 8 marks.
Write a note on the moral and spiritual allegory in Book-I
Canto-O of 'The Faerie Queene'.
How does chancer describe the corruption of the church in his
'Prologue'?
Write a note on the development of drama in the Age of
Shakespeare.
Comment on the melodramatic element in the play you
Like it'.
Write a critical summary of the last scene of the play 'King
Lear'.
What are the chief characteristics of Donne's religious poetry?
Write a note on Bacon's prose style with examples from the
essays you have read.
Comment on Dr. Faustus's praise of Helen in Act V Scene-II of
the play.
MAEG-02 1800 3
203
Section C 2 × 16 32
(Long Answer Questions)
Note: Answer any two questions. You have to delimit your each
answer maximum upto 500 words. Each question carries
16 marks.
10) Write an essay on Chancer's art of characterisation with
reference to his 'Prologue'.
11) Dicuss 'The Faerie Queene' as Continued Allegory' or
'Darke Conceit'.
12) Write an essay on the heroines of Shakespeare with particular
reference to Rosalind.
13) What is the significance of the sub plot in 'King