Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) 2008 B.A English EEG-7: Understanding Drama,e - Question Paper
EEG-7
BACHELORS DEGREE PROGRAMME Term-End Examination Junet 2008
ELECTIVE COURSE : ENGLISH EEG-7 : UNDERSTANDING DRAMA
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer alt the questions.
1. Write notes on any two of the following (250 words) :
2x10=20
(a) Romantic love in A Dolls House
(b) The Porter Scene in Macbeth
(c) Ghasiram and The Brahmans
(d) The teachers attempts to help Wasserkopf in the re-examination .
2. Critically examine, with reference to the context, any two
of the following (250 words) : 2x10=20
(a) Lifes but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more.
(b) My husband has returned with my future son-in-law:. and they know nothing. If they did, the consequences would be terrible. You are a foreigner: you do not feel our national animosities as we do. We still hate the Serbs."
(c) Candidate, answer this question: How long did the Thirty Years War last ?
(d) I was to say, the Company disclaim all responsibility, but, in consideration of your sons services, they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation.
3. Is Macbeths ambition responsible for his actions ? Do you feel that the statement Character is Destiny' is true in his case ? Give reasons for your answer.
The monkeys paw in the text The Monfcey's Paw always grants the wish that a person asks for. Why do people still fear and hate it ?
4. Show how Arms and the Man is an Anti-Romantic comedy. 20
Discuss the appropriateness of the title of Ibsens play A Doll's House.
5. Examine Tendulkars Ghasiram Kotwal as a play that reflects some important issues of the post-Independence India. 20
Write short notes on the following
(250 words) : 10x2=20
(a) The Bishops acts of kindness in The Bishops Candlesticks.
The fate of Ghasirams daughter in Ghaslram Kotwal.
(b) Banquo as a contrast to Macbeth.
Louka's ambitions.
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