LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012
EL 1811 – BRITISH DRAMA
Date : 09/11/2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
SECTION – A
PART – A
- Answer any TW0 of the following in about 200 words each: (2×10=20)
- Discuss the role of Mephistophilis in the damnation of Doctor Faustus.
- Attempt a study of the role of Chorus in Murder in the Cathedral.
- How do the characters in Every Man in His Humour show clear evidence of their individual imbalances of humours? Explain.
- Analyse critically the character of Joan.
PART – B
- Answer the following in about 400 words each: (2×15=30)
- a) Consider Doctor Faustus as a Morality play.
(OR)
- b) Do you agree with the view that Doctor Faustus has a beginning and an end but no “middle”? Justify your answer.
- a) How does Eliot portray the conflict between the spiritual power and temporal power in Murder in the Cathedral?
(OR)
- b) Attempt a study of the theme of Martyrdom in Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral.
SECTION – B
PART – C
I Answer any TW0 of the following in about 200 words each: (2×10=20)
- Estimate the relationship of Dr Chasuble and Miss Prism as a sweet little story in the play The Importance of Being Earnest.
- Analyse the relationship between Joseph II and Mozart in different stages of the play Amadeus.
- What actually is the central theme of the play Rock n Roll?
- Critically evaluate the relationship of Meg Boles and Stanley Webber.
PART – D
- Answer the following in about 400 words each: (2×15=30)
- a) How does Oscar Wilde employ the art of storytelling in his play The Importance of Being
Earnest.
OR
- b) How does the characterization of the major and minor characters take the plot of the
play amusingly forward?
- a) Consider Amadeus as a classic figure of 18th century and as a classic play in 20th
OR
- b) Enumerate the evolving instances of Salieri’s villainous success over Mozart’s
innocent failures throughout the play Amadeus.
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