MAEG-02
June Examination 2016
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. Write answers as per given instructions.
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.
Who is 'Beelzebub' in Dr. Faustus'.
What is a prologue?
Whose father was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal?
'Ancren Riwle' is a representative work of which period?
Who first used the word 'Metaphysical'?
Name the eldest daughter of King Lear.
Who was Orlando?
(viii) What does 'loathly frogs and toads' symbolize?
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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.
Discuss the plot and Satirization in 'The Alchemist'.
Explain style and historical content of the play 'The Duchess
of Malfi'.
Throw light on Spenserian verse as used in the Faerie Queen.
What are the main features of Chaucer's characterization in
General Prologue to the Canterbury tales?
Write critical appreciation on 'The Golden Gift that nature did
thee give'.
Throw light on the role of chorus in the play Faustus'.
Write note on the 'Language and Versification' in
metaphysical poetry of Donne.
Discuss the plot construction of the play you like it'.
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Section C 2 × 16 32
(Long Answer Questions)
Note: Answer any two questions. Each answer should not
exceed 500 words. Each question carries 16 marks.
10) What is Shakespearean tragedy? Discuss in reference to
'King Lear'.
11) Discuss the development of Elizabethan prose.
12) Elucidate critical analysis and practical suggestions
suggested in the essay Revenge'.
13) Illustrate with examples Jonson's use of satire and ridicule in
'The Alchemist'.