B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Second Semester
English Literature
DRAMA I
(CBCS 2011 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 1 10)
Answer all questions.
1. Volpone promises to give his life-saving elixir to anyone
who will give him
A kiss A handkerchief
One gold coin
2. Why does Volpone fall in love with Ceilia?
She is beautiful
She is rich
She is married to someone else
3. Which of the following statement about Christopher
Marlowe is true?
Edward II was written in the last year of Marlowe's
life.
His Spanish Tragedy comes a close second.
Marlowe was less educated than Shakespeare.
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4. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play
'Edward
Edward II Isabella.
Edward Ill.
5. The Duchess hires Bosola because:
She has known him for a long time.
He seems trustworthy.
Ferdinand recommends him.
6. Before the play begins, the Cardinal and Bosola knew
each other because:
The Cardinal hired Bosola to murder someone.
They both worked together for the church.
They are brothers.
7. Millamant controls other fortune, while --———————
controls other half.
Mirabell Mrs. Fainall
Lady Whisfort
8. Higgins claims that English is the language of
--———————.
The queen
Shakespeare, Milton and the Bible
All mankind
9. How much did Alfred Doolittle demand from Higgins for
making his daughter Eliza available to him to experiment
with?
Five pounds Ten pounds
Fifteen pounds
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10. Lady Whisfort who is --——————— years old is vain
and susceptible to false flattery.
35 40
55
Part B x 7 35)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Analyze the character of Gaveston in 'Edward II'.
Or
Irony in Kingship in 'Edward — Discuss.
12. Why does Volpone throw off his disguise in the last
scene?
Or
Analyze the use of songs in 'Volpone'.
13. Write a note on the character Mirable.
Or
Analyze the portrayal of marriage in the play
'The Way of the World'.
14. The Duchess: Victim or Villain? — Discuss.
Or
What role does Bosola play in advancing the plot of
the play?
15. Discuss the relationship between Higgins and his
mother.
Or
Analyze Col. Pickering's role in the play
'Pygmalion'.
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Write about fun and humour in the play Pygmalion.
17. What are the renaissance elements in Volpone?
18. Examine women, marriage and widowhood in Jacobean
England in the play 'The Duchess of Malfi'.
19. Discuss humour and affectation in the characters in the
play 'The Way of the World'.
20. What is the theme of the play 'Edward Elaborate.
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