DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2017.
DRAMA
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. How is the infant Oedipus able to survive?
2. Analyse critically the circumstances which make
Dr. Faustus choose black magic and submit a bond to the
devil.
3. Comment on the character of Marlowe in Stoops to
Conquer''.
4. Write a note on the theme highlighted in Pinter's Play
'The Birthday Party'.
5. How does 'The Ecstasy of Rita Joe' portray the squalor
and poverty of the natives Indians in Canada?
6. Examine the significance of the title Doll's House'.
7. Comment on the career of Ain-ul-Mulk.
8. How do you estimate 'Tughlaq' as a political satire?
Sub. Code
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DE-286
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WK 6
PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Discuss the supernatural element in 'Dr. Faustus'.
10. Discuss 'Oedipus Rex' as a tragedy.
11. Consider 'The Cocktail Party' as a typical Modern Drama.
12. Sketch the character of Joe Keller in 'All My Sons'.
13. Discuss the theme of marriage in Doll's House'.
14. How fair is it to state that the character of Tughlaq is an
enigma to everyone?
15. Comment on the success of 'Silence The Court is in
Session'.