(a) O holy majesty of heavenly powers ! My I never see that day ! Never ! Rather let me vanish from the race of men Than know the abomination destined me !

(b) Tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn and hell itself.....

(c) All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts. Into happiness through another man's eyes !

(d) Ah. Faustus, now thou hast no hope of heaven, Therefore, despair, think only upon hell, For that must be the mansion, there to dwell.

(e) Nay, would ourselves were not the first, even parents, That did destory the hopes in our own children; Or they not learned our vices in their cradles, And sucked in our ill customs with their milk.

“An honest and just man suffers because of his fate”. Elaborate giving character sketch of king Oedipus.

How does the theme of vengeance work in the epic ? Approach it from the point of view of Telemachus and Poseidon, as well as Oyesseus ?

What is the moral lesson of the play “As you like it” ?

What is the significance of Shakespeare’s title ‘Twelfth Night’ and how did the title come into use ?

Do you think Hamlet is a problem play or a tragedy ? Comment.

Write the character sketch of Othello in special reference to his tragic qualities.

Assess ‘Dr. Faustus’ as a moral play.

What is the art of characterization in the play ‘Every Man in His Humour’ ?