Honors 2nd Year Exam 2023 Department English Subject Introduction to Drama : 221101 Premium Suggestion

Part-B Short Questions

  1. What role does Fate play in King Oedipus?

Or, What did Fate do in Oedipus? What does it signify?

  1. Provide a brief account off the encounter between Oedipus and Tiresias..
  2. How does Orlando save Oliver’s life?
  3. What farcical element do you find in ‘Arms and the Man?
  4. Briefly sketch the character of Louka as drawn in Armss and the Man..
  5. Why does Bluntschli compare Sergius to Dom Quixote?
  6. What is higher love? Discuss shaw’s conception of higher love.
  7. Who are the riders to the sea in Synge’s play Riders to the Seu?
  8. Explain Maruya a tragic character.
  9. Is the sea in the ‘Riders to the Seal the representative of fate?
  10. Comment on the significance of Maurya’s vision in Riders to the Sea.
  11. What is bride price? Why does Sidi regard it so important?

Or, Analyze Sidi’s attitude towards bride-price.

  1. How does Baroka seduce Sidi in The Lion and the Jewel?
  2. Why, according to Sidi, does Baroka want to marry her?
  3. Write a short note on the..
  4. Forest of Arden
  5. Supernatural elements in ‘Riders to the Seal

Part-C▸ Broad Questions

  1. Evaluate ‘Oedipus Rex’ as a tragedy. 100%

Or, Exhibit properly ‘King Oedipus’ as a classical tragedy.

  1. Comment on dramatic irony used by Sophocles in ‘Oedipus Rex’.100%

Or, Comment on Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony in ‘Oedipus Rex’.

Or, What is dramatic irony? Examine Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony in “Oedipus Rex.”

  1. How does Shaw treat the theme of love, marriage, and war in his play ‘Arms and the Man’? 100%

Or, Discuss Arms and the Man as a satire on foolish ideals about love and war.

  1. What is the dramatic importance of the coat episode in ‘Arms and the Man’ by George Bernard Shaw? 100%
  2. Discuss the role and function of chorus in King Oedipus. 100%
  3. Find out the romantic elements in ‘As You Like It’. 100%

Or, Discuss ‘As You Like It’ as a Romantic Comedy.

Or, Consider ‘As You Like It’ as a romantic comedy.

  1. Remark on Shaw’s philosophy about love and war in the light of ‘Arms and the Man’. 100%

Or, Evaluate ‘Arms and the Man’ as an anti-romantic comedy.

  1. Sketch the character of Rosalind. 99%

Or, Sketch the character of Rosalind as one of the most brilliant woman characters in shakespeare.

Or, Rosalind is a brilliant woman character-Do you agree? Give reason.

  1. Depict the character of Celia on the basis of your reading the drama ‘As You Like It’. 99%
  2. Draw a comparison between Raina and Louka. 99%
  3. How does Oedipus finally find out the real identity of the killer of Laius? 99%
  4. Evaluate Maurya as a tragic character. 98%
  5. Estimate the local colouring and universal appeal of ‘Riders to the sea’. 98%
  6. Analyse the theme of fate and morality in ‘Riders to the Sea’. 98%
  7. Sketch the character of Maurya in ‘Riders to the Sea’. 98%
  8. How does Wole Soyinka present women in his play, The Lion and।the Jewel? 98%