Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2010-2nd Year B.A English - – E, (AY 2003–2004 and CY 2004 tches only) THE VICTORIAN AGE - Question Paper

B.A. DEGREE exam – JUNE, 2010.
Second Year
(AY 2003–2004 and CY 2004 batches only)
English
THE VICTORIAN AGE
Time : three hours Maximum marks : 75
1.Answer any 5 of the subsequent in about
30 words every : (5 x three = 15)
(a)What according to Ruskin, is the place of women in the World?
(b)Who is Telemachus? elaborate his good qualities?
(c)What is the only source of comfort, according to Arnold, in a world where all are groping in the dark?
(d)Explain the thought expressed in Coventry Patmore's 'Toys'.
(e)Why does the Duke not accurate the behaviour of the Duchess?
(f)What does the poet Elizabeth Barrete Browning say of love in ''If Thou Must Love Me, Let It Be For Naught''?
(g)Write a short note on Tuppy and his friends in ''Lady Windermere 's Fan''.
(h)Comment on the title Far From the Madding Crowd.
2.Write short essay on any 3 of the subsequent in about 200 words every : (3 x 10 = 30)
(a)How does Ruskin classify books and what does he say about books in general?
(b)How does Hopkins convey the power and glory of God?
(c)Discuss the character of Lord Darlington in ''Lady Windermere 's Fan''.
(d)Consider the Mill on the Floss as a tragedy.
(e)Narrate the tragic story of Fanny in Far From the Madding Crowd.
(f)Write a critical appreciation of Arnold 's poem ''Dover Beach''.
3.Write short essay on any 2 of the subsequent : (2 x 10 = 20)
(a)Examine the satirical purpose of Dickens' Hard Times.
(b)Sketch the character of the Duke in ''My Last Duchess''.
(c)Discuss Lady Windermere 's Fan as a Well-made play.
4.Answer any 1 of the subsequent : (1 x 10 = 10)
(a)Write an essay on the Philosophy of Ulysses.
(b)Write an essay on Ruskin 's remarks on Shakespear 's representation of woman with illustrations.
(c)What does William Morris attempt to convey about the longing of the Youth in ''The Nymphs Song to Hylas''?
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