M.A. English Sem.I: Sample Paper of Paper- II (Drama) for Higher Education M.P.

Hareshwar Roy,
M.A. Sem. I (English)- Paper II (Drama)
Section - A (Objective Type Questions)
Q1. Choose the correct option: 5x2=10
i. Kalidas is the author of:
a. Kadambari
b. Malavikagnimitra
c. Ramayan
d. Geet Govind
ii. The name of Hamlet's mother is:
a. Olivia
b. Miranda
c. Gertrude
d. Rosalind
iii. The changed name of Viola is::
a. Olivia
b. Orsino
c. Cesario
d. Malvolio
iv. Miranda is the daughter of:
a. Claudius
b. Prospero
c. King Lear
d. Macbeth
v. The name of the youngest daughter of King Lear is:
a. Portia
b. Regan
c. Cordelia
d. Goneril
Section - B ( Short Answer Type Questions)
Q2. Answer any FIVE of the following questions: 5x7=35
i. Define tragedy.
ii. What do you know about Sophocles.
iii. Discuss Kalidas as a playwright.
iv. What do you know about Ophelia?
v. Sketch the character of Viola.
vi. Write a short note on 'University Wits'.
vii. Discuss Ben Jonson as a playwright.
viii. Write a short note on Mephistophilis.
ix. Dicuss the role of Ariel in The Tempest.
x. Discuss Hamlet's problem in short.
Section - C (Long Answer Type Questions)
Q3. Answer any TWO of the following questions: 2x20= 40
i. Discuss the major theme of Oedipus Rex
ii. Is Hamlet's madness real? Discuss
iii. 'Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy'. Discuss.
iv. Does Dr. Faustus reflect the spirit of renaissance? Discuss.
v. Sketch the character of Shakuntala.
Location: B-37, City Homes Colony, Jawahar Nagar Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India
Currently Dr. Roy is working as Professor of English at Govt. P.G. College Satna, Madhya Pradesh. He is the author of the following books: (1) Diasporic Articulation in the Novels of M.G. Vassanji (2) A Study of M.G. Vassanji 's Novels (3) Varieties of Indianity in the Works of M.G. Vassanji & Rohinton Mistry (4)Diaspora & Indian Diaspora: A Brief Study (5) Short Notes of English Literature - I (6) Short Notes of English Literature - II (7) हमार पहचान ह भोजपुरी - भोजपुरी कविता संकलन (8) हमरा प्यार हो गइल - भोजपुरी गज़ल संकलन (9) भोजपुरी कविताएँ

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