Modern Drama (Honours 4th Year Question, 2019-20)

English

Subject Code: 241105

(Modern Drama)

Time-4 Hours

Full Marks-80

Part A

(Answer any ten questions)

Marks-1x10=10

1.     (a)    What is the nick name of Algernon?

        (b)    Why is time meaningless to Estragon?

        (c)    What is Sidcup?

        (d)    Who is Mrs. Tanner?

        (e)    Why does Jack Worthing visit London city frequently?

        (f)    Which country does Pozzo belong to?

        (g)    Why does Mick call Davies 'a wild animal'?

        (h)    What was the profession of Colonel Redfern?

        (i)    What is the significance of 'Cucumber sandwiches'?

        (j)    What is the original title of Waiting for Godot in the French version?

        (k)    How was Aston's brain damaged?

        (l)    What does Jimmy's constant smoking signify?

Part B

(Answer any five questions)

Marks-4x5=20

2.    What is the cause of Lady Bracknell's rejection to Jack Worthing's proposal to marry Gwendolen?

3.    How do Estragon and Vladimir pass time while Waiting for Godot?

4.    How does Harold Pinter present the theme of love for power in The Caretaker?

5.    What symbols are used in Look Back in Anger?

6.    How does The Importance of Being Earnest convey serious message through comic situations?

7.    How does Samuel Beckett present Godot in Waiting for Godot?

8.    Discuss the theme of human relationship in The Caretaker.

9.    What role does Helena play in separating and uniting Jimmy Porter and Alison?

Part C

(Answer any five questions)

Marks-10x5=50

10.    To what extent The Importance of Being Earnest a picture of the contemporary upper class society?

11.    Estragon and Vladimir's Waiting For Godot is everybody;s waiting for something unattainable - Discuss.

12.    Justify the title of The Caretaker.

13.    In what sense Jimmy Porter an unheroic hero? Elucidate.

14.    How is the mystery of the identity of Jack Worthing revealed at the end of The Importance of Being Earnest?

15.    Consider Waiting for Godot an absurd drama.

16.    How is the harmonious relationship between Mick and Aston affected by the outsider Davies? Discuss.

17.    In what way the bear and squirrel game contribute to the dramatic interest of Look Back in Anger?