DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
SHAKESPEARE
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. Describe the various facets of love presented in
'Twelfth Night'.
2. Examine the elements of improbability in the play
"Much Ado About Nothing".
3. What is the part played by Falstaff at the Borals Head
Tavern?
4. Write a note on the dialogue between Philo and Demetrius
in the opening scene of "Antony and Cleopatra".
5. Discuss the consequences of procrastination in "Hamlet".
6. Critically analyse the Villainy of 'Honest' Iago.
7. Write a note on the tragic end of Desdemona in "Othello".
8. Discuss the role played by Ariel in "The Tempest".
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PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Trace the elements of Comedy in "Twelfth Night".
10. Justify the title "Much Ado About Nothing".
11. Describe the "Play out a play" in 'Henry IV Part
12. Are Antony and Cleopatra true to each other
Substantiate your answer.
13. Consider Hamlet as a tragic hero.
14. Consider Othello as a domestic tragedy.
15. "Forgiveness and Freedom are the keynotes of
The Tempest" Discuss.