M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2016
Second Semester
English
SHAKESPEARE
(2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Section A (10 2 20)
Answer the following questions in 1 or 2 sentences each.
1. What accusation does Brabantio make against Othello to
the duke?
2. Why does Othello mention the handkerchief so often?
3. Why do Rosalind and Celia disguise themselves when
they leave the court?
4. Who performs the mock wedding ceremony between
Rosalind and Orlando?
5. What are King Henry's concerns at the opening of Act
6. What challenge does Hal present to Worcester?
7. How long had Prospero and Miranda lived on the island?
8. What does Prospero do to punish Caliban for his
misbehavior with Miranda?
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701202
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9. Why did the speaker's cry become "bootless" in
"Sonnet 29"?
10. To what does the speaker compare himself in the first
quatrain of "Sonnet 73"?
Section B 5 25)
Answer the following questions, choosing either or
11. Describe Iago's plot to murder Cassio.
Or
Briefly describe Roderigo's motivation and his role
within the play.
12. Comment on the use of disguise in As You Like It.
Or
Analyze the philosophical reflections of Jacques in
As You Like It.
13. What are the virtues and limitations of Hotspur?
Or
Discuss the part played by the companions of
Falstaff.
14. Analyze the love scenes of Ferdinand and Miranda.
Or
Discuss the theme of forgiveness and freedom in
The Tempest.
15. How does Shakespeare treat time in the sonnets
prescribed for you?
Or
Discuss Shakespeare's use of soliloquies.
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Section C 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions in about
800 words each.
16. Examine the destructiveness of jealousy in the play
Othello.
17. Discuss the treatment of love in As You Like It.
18. How far is Falstaff both the butt and source of humor in
Henry IV Part
19. How does Prospero emerge as a more likable and
sympathetic figure in The Tempest?
20. Discuss Shakespeare's use of the supernatural elements
in his plays.