Mid Term Examination, February 2018
B.A.LL.B. (HONS.)
SEMESTER II
English Literature
Max. Marks: 20 Max. Time: 1:30 Hrs.
Note: Answer any TWO questions out of three.
The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.
1. Compare and contrast between the themes of the short stories "The Nightingale and the Rose" and "The Gift of the Magi". (Marks 10)
2. Write a critical appreciation of the essay "Of Studies" by Francis Bacon. (Marks 10)
3. Explain any one of the following with reference to context:- (Marks 10) The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest. See thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportioned thought his act. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch'd, unfledged comrade. Beware Of entrance to a quarrel, but being in, Bear't that the opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.