WBSU B.A. PART II EXAMINATION

ENGLISH HONOURS Paper III  

   BY S.Halder

Full Marks: 100                                                                              Examination Time: 4 hours.

Answers that are to the point, precise and clear will be given special credit.

Spelling and grammatical errors are liable to be penalised.

SECTION 1

1. Answer any two of the following questions:                                          2x10=20

(a) Give a brief account of how the beginnings of English drama lay in the Church

     liturgy.

(b) How is ‘humours’ comedy different from ‘romantic’ comedy? Give specific

      illustrations for your answer.

(c) Describe how sentimental comedy marked a distinct break from seventeenth century  

     ‘manners’ comedy.

(d)  What are the characteristics of ‘lyrical’ drama?

SECTION 2

2. Give brief answers to any six of the following:                                       6x2=12

(a) I give thee no respite. Come hence, nor delay!-explain

(b) Is this a place for mighty Bajazeth? Confusion light on him that helps thee thus!-who said this and why?

(c) And defer this matter till another day.-explain

 (d)“What is the meaning of prologue?

(e)Comment on the falling of horoscope

 (f)What does Jonson refer to in “Fight over York, and Lancaster’s long jars”.

(g)What is gentle craft?

(h)Who is Bosola?

(i)Comment on the name ‘Sir Fopling Flutter’.

(j) Describe in short Prometheus’s sufferings

SECTION 3

3. Answer any one of the following:                                                             15

 (c) Comment on the imagery of Macbeth.

                                              OR,

(d) Comment on the Sleep- Walking Scene  of Macbeth.

4. Locate and annotate/comment on any one of the following:                      6

    (aWhat he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won.

    (b) Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more:
By Sinel's death I know I am thane of Glamis;
But how of Cawdor?

    (c) If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me,
Without my stir.

SECTION 4

5. (a) Comment on the  Songs of  Twelfth Night.                         15

                                               OR,

   (b) Do you think that T.N is a festive comedy.

6. Locate and annotate/comment on any one of the following:                     6

    (a) O spirit of love! how quick and fresh art thou,

    (b) That quaffing and drinking will undo you

     (c)  Feste’s first song in the play.

SECTION 5

7. Answer any one of the following:                                                            15

(c) Justify the title of  She Stoops to Conquer.                                              OR,

(d) Comment on  the character of Miss Neville in She Stoops to Conquer.

8. Locate and annotate/comment on any one of the following:                     6

(a) I wonder why London cannot keep its own 

_{fools at home.}

(b) You know our agree ment, sir.

 (c) Ecod, and when I'm of age I'll be 

no bastard, I promise you.

                                                          SECTION 6

9. Attempt any five of the multiple choice questions given below:                  5x1=5

(a) Meaning of Hamartia-

 (b) Anagnorisis means..

(c) The term peripety or peripeteia means:

 (d) There are _________ elements in tragedy according to Poetics

(e) The meaning of Hubris is...