Exam Details

Subject drama – ii
Paper
Exam / Course m.a. english
Department
Organization rayalaseema university
Position
Exam Date May, 2018
City, State andhra pradesh, kurnool


Question Paper

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2018.
Second Semseter
English
DRAMA II
2 10122A
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
PART — A
Answer any FOUR questions. 5½ 22 Marks)
1. Absurd Theatre.
2. Role of Nora in A Doll's House.
3. Epilogue in St. Joan.
4. Religion in Theatre.
5. Social Drama.
6. Feminist play.
7. Theatre of Realism.
8. Godot and the Theme of Time.
PART — B
Answer any FOUR questions. 12 48 Marks)
9. Write an essay on the salient features of post modern drama.
Or
Trace the influences of modern British drama on Irish theatre.

10. Point out some instances where Ibsen able to "externalize" inner problems by
using effective symbols.
Or
Discuss Synge's Riders to the Sea as a One- Act Play.
11. Did Saint Joan receive a fair trial? Why, at the end, was Joan
excommunicated and burnt?
Or
Discuss Shaw's possible views toward saints and miracles and voices.
12. In Waiting for Godot, what would Beckett determine is the meaning of
human life?
Or
Why does Jimmy see suffering as a crucial event For living a "real" life?
13. Discuss Pinter's dramatisation of menace in The Birthday Party.
Or
How far do you agree that Meg is always the victim of other characters'
aggression?
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