English
Subject Code: 231101
(Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama)
Time-4 Hours
Part A
(Answer any ten questions)
Marks-1x10=10
1. (a) "All the perfumes of Arabia
Will not sweeten this little hand" - Who is the speaker?
(b) Who is the peerless dame of Greece?
(c) What gift does Voltore bring for Volpone?
(d) "Give me my principals and let me go." - Who made this remark?
(e) What was the parting request from the Duchess to Cariola?
(f) Why did Bosola give some apricots to the Duchess?
(g) What kind of play is The Duchess of Malfi?
(h) What is soliloquy?
(i) What type of comedy is Volpone?
(j) How do the three Witches address Macbeth?
(k) Name the seven deadly sins in Doctor Faustus.
(l) Why did Shylock break the agreement with Antonio?
Part B
(Answer any five questions)
Marks-4x5=20
2. Describe the wooing scene in The Duchess of Malfi.
3. Comment on the opening scene of Volpone.
4. "Unnatural deeds
Do breed unnatural troubles." - Locate and explain.
5. What is poetic justice? Do you notice any poetic justice in The Merchant of Venice?
6. What melodramatic elements do you find in The Duchess of Malfi?
7. What prophecies do the Witches make about Macbeth and Banquo?
8. What do Good Angel and Evil Angel allegorise in the life of Doctor Faustus?
9. How does Volpone earn money and gold?
Part C
(Answer any five questions)
Marks-10x5=50
10. Justify Doctor Faustus as an embodiment of the Renaissance spirit.
11. Volpone is a satire on the contemporary English society. - Elucidate.
12. How has the personality of the Duchess been glorified through her untold sufferings? Discuss.
13. To what extent do the Witches influence Macbeth's decision and action? Discuss.
14. Analyse the roll of Portia in the play The Merchant of Venice.
15. Sketch the role of Bosola as a Machiavellian Villain in The Duchess of Malfi.
16. Narrate the trial scene of The Merchant of Venice in brief.
17. Sketch the character of Mosca as illustrated in the play Volpone.
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