Elective Literature

Course: B.A.-B.Ed. Code: RH-28 Branch: English Year: 2024

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RH-28

B.A.-B.Ed. Examination, 2024

(Fourth Semester)

ENGLISH

Elective Literature

Time : 3 Hours
[Maximum Marks : 60]

Note : Attempt all Sections.

Section A

6×1=6

(Objective Type Questions)

Note : Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1.
Choose the correct answer :
(i)
Who was known as the 'Bard of Avon' ?

(a)

Ben Jonson

(b)

William Shakespeare

(c)

Richard Sheridan

(d)

Oscar Wilde
(ii)
Which statue came alive that was made by Pygmalion ?

(a)

Statue of Galatea

(b)

Statue of Diana

(c)

Statue of Aphrodite

(d)

Statue of Venus
(iii)
Sheridan's 'The School for Scandal' is famous as a :

(a)

Comedy of Humours

(b)

Comedy of Manners

(c)

Romantic Tragedy

(d)

Tragicomedv
(iv)
Who wrote the famous novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' ?

(a)

Richardson

(b)

Fielding

(c)

Oscar Wilde

(d)

Goldsmith
(v)
Absurd plays became famous in which century ?

(a)

17th century

(b)

18th century

(c)

19th century

(d)

20th century
(vi)
Which are the three unities ?

(a)

Unity of time, place and action

(b)

Unity of emotions, thought and physique

(c)

Unity of romance, history and comedy

(d)

Unity of chorus, characters and justice

Section B

4×4=16

(Reference to the Context)

1.
Answer with reference to the context :

Full fathom five thy father lies;

Of his bones are coral made;

Those are pearls that were his eyes :

Nothing of him that doth fade,

Or

Though with their high wrongs I am struck to the quick,

Yet with my nobler reason 'gainst my fury'

Do I take part : the rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance.

2.
Too perfectly. Can you show me any English woman who speaks English as it should be spoken ? Only foreigners who have been taught to speak it speak it well.

Or

You find me cold, unfeeling, don't you ? Very well; be off with you to the sort of people your like.....If you can't appreciate what you've got, you'd better get what you can appreciate.
3.
We will not anticipate the part; so mind, young people, our retrospection will be all to the future.

Or

As my faith has once been given to you, I never will barter it with another. I shall pray for your happiness
4.
I think it is high time that Mr. Bunbury made up his mind whether he is going to live or to die. This shilly-shallying with the question is absurd.

Or

My ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Ernest. There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence.

Section C

4×7=28

(Critical Questions)

Note : Attempt all questions.

1.
Explain the importance and use of Supernatural in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'.

Or

Is Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' a tragedy or comedy ? Justify your answer.
2.
How are Doolittle and Higgins mirror images of each other in G.B. Shaw's 'Pygmalion' ?

Or

Discuss Eliza's transformation from a flower girl to a lady in Shaw's 'Pygmalion'.
3.
Do you consider Sheridan's 'The Rivals' as a drama of intrigues ? Justify.

Or

Courtship between Captain Jack and Lydia Languish in Sheridan's 'The Rivals' rests on artifice. Discuss.
4.
Why does Jack establish two identities for himself ? Explain.

Or

"The very essence of romance is uncertainty." Is Algernon being ironic here ? Discuss.

Section D

2×5=10

(Short Answer Type Questions)

Note : Attempt all questions.

1.
What is poetic justice ?
2.
Explain the importance of chorus in a play.

Or

Trace the development and significance of comedy of humours.

Or

Write a note on mystery, miracle and morality plays.