Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2009 B.A English Beg-22 : william shakespeare ,uary - Question Paper

UG-297 BEG-22

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B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION JANUARY 2009

Second Year (AY 2004-05 batches onwards)

English

BEG-22 : WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Time : 3 hours (Maximum marks : 75)

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Answer any THREE of the following in about 50 words each : (3 * 5 = 15)

1. Songs in As You Like It.

2. Mention some of the salient features of a Shakespearean comedy.

3. Fate and character in a Shakespearean tragedy.

4. The dramatic significance of the storm in King Lear.

5. Portia in Julius Caesar.

6. The two types of villains in Shakespeares plays.

Answer any THREE of the following in about 150 words each : (3 * 10 = 30)

7. Public and private theatres of the Elizabethan period.

8. Romantic tragedy.

9. The plot construction of King Lear.

10. The supernatural elements in Julius Caesr.

11. Types of Fools in Shakespeares plays.

12. Sketch the character of Bolingbrope.

Write an essay on any TWO of the following in about 200 words each : (2 15 = 30)

13. Sketch the character of Rosalind in As You Like It.

14. The part played by Edgar in King Lear.

15. The role of Mark Antony in Julius Caesar.

16. Write a summary of Richard II.

 

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