English Literature

    Govt. P.G. College Satna, Madhya Pradesh M.A. Sem. I Examination Dec. 2021 English Literature (Paper II) (Drama) Section-A (Objective Type Questions) Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 02 marks.  Q.1. Choose the correct option: 5x2 =10 (i) 'Malavikagnimitra' is a composition by: a. Banabhatta b. Kalidasa c. Bharat Muni d. Valmiki (ii) Gertrude is a character of: a. Marlowe b. Shakespeare c. Dryden d. Shaw (iii) To whom is Olivia married: a. Sebastian b. Orsino c. Malvolio d. Cesario (iv) Ariel is a character in: a. Hamlet b. King Lear c. Twelfth Night d. The Tempest (v) Cordelia is the daughter of: a. Prospero b. King Lear c. Claudius d.Polonius Section-B ( Short Answer Type Questions) Note: Attempt any five questions. Each question carries 07 marks. 5x7= 35 Q2. Give a short introduction of Sophocles Q3.Give a short introduction of Kalidasa. Q4. 'Frailty, thy name is woman'. Discuss this expression. Q5. Write a short note on Ophelia. Q6. Give a c

  Govt. P.G. College Satna, Madhya Pradesh M.A. Sem. I Examination Dec. 2021 English Literature (Paper I) (Poetry) Section-A (Objective Type Questions) Note: Attempt all questions. Each question carries 02 marks.  Q.1. Choose the correct option: 5x2 =10 (i) 'Rhyme Royal' is associated with: a. Chaucer b. Milton c. John Donne d. William Shakespeare (ii) A comparison by John Donne that dicovers likeness in things unlike is known as: a. Satire b. Irony c. Symbol d. Conceit (iii) The line 'Fallen cherub, to be weak is meserable..' is uttered by: a. Adam b. Eve c. Satan d. Beelzbub (iv) Absalom in the poem 'Absalom and Achitophel' stands for: a. Duke of Buckingham b. Duke of Monmouth c. Earl of Shaftesbury d. Charles II (v) Ariel belongs to the category of: a. Sylphs b. Gnomes c. Nymphs d.Salamanders Section-B ( Short Answer Type Questions) Note: Attempt any five questions. Each question carries 07 marks. 5x7= 35 Q2. Explain the following with reference to the contex

Q01. Discuss Bana Bhatta as one of the of the greatest masters of prose. Q02. Discuss the theme of Kadambari . Q03. Discuss Kadambari as an imaginative prose epic. Q04. Give a character sketch of Kadambari. Q05. Discuss Cervantes as a novelist. Q06. Discuss Don Quixote a parody of Chivalry. Q07. Give a character sketch of Sancho Panza. Q08. Give a character sketch of Don Quixote. Q09. Discuss Henry Fielding as the father of English novel. Q10. Discuss Tom Jones as a picaresque novel. Q11. Discuss Tom Jones as a comic epic in prose. Q12. Give a character sketch of Tom Jones Q13. Give a character sketch of Sophia Western. Q14. Discuss Daniel Defoe as a novelist. Q15. Discuss Robinson Crusoe as a novel of adventures. Q16. Give a character sketch of Robinson Crusoe. Q17. Give a character sketch of Friday Q18. Discuss Walter Scott as a historical novelist. Q19. Discuss Keniworth as a historical nonel. Q20. Keniworth is a mixture of history and romance. Discuss. Q21. Give a cha

Q01. Discuss Sophocles as a playwright. Q02.  Write yhe major theme of Oedipus Rex . Q03. Give a character sketch of Oedipus Rex. Q04. Discuss Kalidas as a playwright. Q05. Discuss the plot construction of Abhigyan Shakuntalam . Q06. Discuss the role of Nature in  Abhigyan Shakuntalam. Q07. Give a character sketch of Shakuntala. Q08. Give a character sketch of Dushyanta. Q09. Discuss Shakespeare as a great tragedian. Q10. Discuss Shakespeare as a great playwright of comedies. Q11. Discuss Hamlet as a tragedy. Q12 Discuss Hamlet's madness. Q13. Discuss the importance of soliloquies in Hamlet. Q14. Discuss Hamlet's problem. Q15. Discuss Hamlet's delay. Q16. Give a character sketch of Hamlet. Q17. Write a note on the significance of the Ghost in Hamlet . Q18. Give a character sketch of Ophelia. Q19. Give a character sketch of Claudius. Q20. Discuss King Lear as a tragedy. Q21. Give a character sketch of King Lear. Q22. Give a character sketch of Cordelia. Q23. Write a

Q01. Discuss John Milton as a poet. Q02. Discuss John Miton's Paradise Lost as an epic. Q03. Who is the hero of Paradise Lost ? Discuss. Q04. Give a character sketch of Satan. Q05. Discuss Milton's grand style. Q06. Discuss Valmiki as a poet. Q07. Write the summary of Sundar Kand . Q08. Justify the title ' Sundar Kand' . Q09. Discuss Chaucer as the father of English poetry. Q10. Discuss Chaucer's art of characterisation. Q11. Discuss Chaucer's humour. Q12. Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury Tales is a portrait gallery of the 14th Century England. Q13. Give a character sketch of Pardnor. Q14. Give a character sketch of Monk. Q15. Give a character sketch of the Wife of Bath. Q17. Discuss Coleridge as a romantic poet. Q18. Discuss the major theme of The Rime of the Ancient mariner . Q19. Write a note on supernatural elements in The Rime of the Ancient mariner . Q20. Discuss The Rime of the Ancient mariner as a romantic poem. Q21. Discuss symbolic sig