Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) 2009 Post Graduate Diploma in English - Drama [ / - II] [New Scheme] - - Question Paper
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Post Graduate Diploma in English Examination, August 2009
(New Scheme/SIM Pattern)
DRAMA (Paper/ Course - II)
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100
Note x IA Answer jive questions without omitting any Section.
2A All questions carry equal marks.
3A Do not omit any Section.
SECTION - A
1. Write short notes on any two of the following :
a) Renaissance and its impact on English Drama.
b) Shakespearean comedy
c) Characteristics of Elizabethan theatre.
2. a) Analyse Shakespeares treatment of the theme of love in A Midsummer Nights
Dream.
OR
b) Comment on the role played by Bottom and his companions in A Midsummer Nights Dream.
3. a) Critically comment on the effectiveness of Caesars ghost in Julius Caesar.
OR
b) Compare and contrast the characters of Antony and Brutus in Julius Caesar.
SECTION - B
4. a) What is the central theme of Arms and the Man ? Substantiate.
OR
b) Discuss Arms and the Man as a satire.
5. a) In what sense is Riders to the Sea a tragedy ?
OR
b) Consider Maurya as a tragic figure.
6. a) How does Beckett emerge as a martyr in Murder in the Cathedral ?
OR
b) Comment on any two of the following :
i) Opening of the play
ii) The Chorus
iii) The four knights
iv) The Tempters.
SECTION - C
7. a) Discuss Nora-Torvald relationship in A Dolls House.
OR
b) Account for the circumstances which lead to Noras transformation into a rebel.
8. a) How is the theme of the conflict between the individual and the institution
dramatised in The Life of Galileo ?
OR
b) Analyse the theme of science versus religion in The Life of Galileo.
9. a) Write a critical note on the structure of All My Sons.
OR
b) Sketch the character of kate keller in All My Sons.
10. Examine twentieth century drama as a bold experiment in terms of theme.
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