Maharashi Dayanand University (MDU) 2010 M.A English Literature in 1550-1660 of (Previous) annual held in y, - Question Paper

Time allowed: three hours

Maximum marks: 80

Note: Candidates are needed to attempt 5 ques. in all. ques. No. one is compulsory. The candidates are needed to attempt 1 ques. from every of the 4 parts. All ques. carry equal marks.

1. Attempt 1 ques. in about 200 words from every of the subsequent 4 sections:

part A

a) Comment on the subsequent lines:

Let us roll all our Strength, and all

Our sweetness, up into 1 Ball:

And tear our Pleasures with rough strife,

Through the iron gates of life.

b) Why is Satan banished from heaven in Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 1.

part B

c) Explain:

We 2 alone will sing like birds in the cage

When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll down

And ask of thee forgiveness.

d) Comment on the role of Feste in 12th Night.

e) Comment on Isabella's reaction to Claudio's appeal to her to "let me live".

part C

f) Role of Gaveston in Edward 2.

g) Comment on the subsequent lines:

Now, Epicure,

Heighten thyself. Talk to her, all in gold,

Rain her as many showers, as Jove did drop,

Upto his Danae.

part D

h) Thomas More's Utopia is a "criticism of life". Comment.

i) Comment on Bacon's ideas in "Of Truth".

part A

2. Feeling, not philosophy, is the primary concern in Donne's poetry. explain.

Or

elaborate the major themes of Marvel's poetry?

3. Consider the claims of Satan to the hero of Paradise Lost, Book 1.

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Write a detailed note on Milton's Paradise Lost as an epic poem.

part B

4. "The Lear that dies is not a Lear defiant, but a Lear redeemed. His education is complete". explain.

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"The fool is the soul of pathos in a sort of comic masquerade". explain.

5. explain 12th Night as a Romantic Comedy.

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Analyze the connection ranging from function and character in 12th Night.

6. Comment on the role of female characters in Measure for Measure.

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Do you agree with the view that Measure for Measure is a issue play? provide reasons for your ans.

part C

7. Marlowe's Edward two is the tragedy of a king with sentimental weaknesses. explain.

Or

explain the horrible ending of Edward 2.

8. Highlight the element of realism in Ben Jonson's The Alchemist.

Or

Ben Jonson constructs his plots with formal perfection. explain with reference to The Alchemist.

part D

9. Thomas More's Utopia represents the flowering of the spirit of Renaissance. explain.

Or

What type of social order is envisaged in Thomas More's Utopia?

10. "Bacon's essays are concerned only with worldly wisdom and the art of success". explain with the help of illustrations.

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Write a critical note on the style of Bacon's essays. Is it actual that he possesses more than 1 style?

Earning:   Approval pending.