B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Fourth Semester
English Literature
DRAMA II
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Whose birthday is mentioned in "The Family Reunion"?
2. Who are Gerald and Charles?
3. Where does the first act take place in "The Silver Box"?
4. Whose box is missing?
5. Which play is called a master piece of J.M. Synge?
6. Who is Christopher Mahon?
7. What is the theme of the play "Look Back in Anger"?
8. What is attacked by Osborne in "Look Back in Anger"?
9. Where did Vladimir and Estragon meet, in the opening
scene of "Waiting for Godot"?
10. What type of person Pozzo is?
Sub. Code
4BEN4C2
AFF-4243
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Part B x 5 25)
Answer all questions.
11. What are the themes that could be analysed in
T.S. Eliot's play "The Family Reunion"?
Or
Write a note on the character of Lady Monchensey.
12. Bring out the Realism in Galsworthy's "The Silver
Box".
Or
Give a short note on the character of Jack
Barthwick.
13. How does Christy develop from a weakling into hero
in "The Play Boy of the Western World"?
Or
Write a note on the relationship between Pegeen
and her father Michael James.
14. Compare and contrast Alison and Helena in "Look
Back in Anger".
Or
Write a note on the vicious influence of the Redferns
in "Look Back in Anger".
15. Write a note on the character of Estragon.
Or
Explain the overall tone of the play "Waiting for
Godot".
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Ws8
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions.
16. Who are the Eumenides in T.S. Eliot's "The Family
Reunion" and what is their role?
17. Write an essay on "The Silver Box".
18. How does Synge make a classic comedy out of the
frenzied love pursuit of country girls in "The Play Boy of
the Western World"?
19. Write an essay on the circumstances leading to Alison's
break with her husband.
20. Beckett called his play a tragic comedy. Do you agree
with this classification? Give reasons.