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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
Second Semester B.A. Degree Examination, June 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Core Course: English II
AUEN241: Reading Drama
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions each in a word or in a sentence.
1. What is a Miracle Play
2. Mention the names of any two well known playwrights of Ancient Greece.
3. What did the Soothsayer warn Caesar about
4. Who turns the Romans against the conspirators How
5. What was Brutus‟ most important charge against Caesar
6. Why does Catherine Petkoff wear a fashionable tea gown on all occasions
7. What is the nationality of Bluntschli
8. Where does the hero finds himself, at the beginning of "Swansong"
9. Where does the action of "Thirst" take place
10. Why did Bartley want to go to the mainland
(10 × 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. What do you understand by the term, „Revenge Tragedy‟ Illustrate your answer with examples.
12. Explain the difference between a „soliloquy‟ and an „aside.‟
13. Why are Flavius and Marullus angry with the commoners
14. What are the traits that Caesar dislikes in Cassius
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15. What did Calpurnia see in her dream How did Decius interpret it
16. What makes Antony say that Brutus was "the noblest Roman of them all"
17. What is Bluntschli‟s attitude towards the ideals of heroism in war
18. What do Bluntschli‟s chocolate rations and Raina‟s chocolate creams represent
19. What are your impressions of Sergius as a character
20. Why doesn‟t Svetlovidov want to go home
21. What are the contents of the bundle that Nora keeps hidden under the shawl Why does she want to hide it from Maurya
22. Who is Flory Who are the three „sages‟
× 2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words.
23. Write a short note on the major features of the genre, tragedy.
24. How does Shakespeare portray the Roman crowd in the opening scene of Julius Caesar What does the scene tell you about crowd behaviour
25. Sketch the character of Cassius.
26. How does Brutus justify the assassination of Caesar in his speech How do the Romans respond to it
27. What is the significance of the title of the play, Arms and the Man
28. Give an account of Raina‟s first encounter with Bluntschli.
29. Write a note on the role of the Sailor in "Thirst."
30. How does Synge use the motif of fate in "The Riders to the Sea"
31. What are the thematic concerns of the play, "Matsyagandhi"
× 4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, each in about 300 words.
32. Consider Brutus as the tragic hero of Julius Caesar.
33. Examine Arms and the Man as an anti romantic play.
34. Attempt a critical examination of the characterization of Maurya.
35. Write an essay on depiction of the human situation in the play, "Thirst."
× 15 30 Marks)