GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (A) RAJAHMUNDRY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
I B.A. SPECIAL ENGLISH HONOURS – MAJOR - 4
SEMESTER – 2 (With effect from 2023 -2024)
AN INTRODUCTION TO ELIZABETHAN
LITERATURE (1558-1603)
SECTION – A
I. Answer any 5 questions in
50 words each choosing at least 1 from each section. 5X2=10
(2
questions to be given from each unit on Knowledge and Understanding
levels)
1.
a. Trace the factors that led to the spurt of literary
activity in Elizabethan Age.
Or
b. Mention the major
themes of the Elizabethan age.
2.
a. Define ‘Tragicomedy’.
Or
b. Compare the
simile with the metaphor.
3.
a. Name the inspiration for Shakespeare’s sonnets.
Or
b. What are the seven ages mentioned in All the World’s a Stage?
4.
a. What is a revenge tragedy?
Or
b. Relate the essence of Polonius’s advice to his son.
5.
a. How does Aristotle define Tragedy?
Or
b. Distinguish between History and Epic according to
Aristotle.
SECTION – B
Answer any 5 questions in 75 words each choosing 1 from
each section. 5X3=15
(2questions
to be given from each unit to test Application and Analysis levels)
6.
a.Survey the literary contribution of the Elizabethan
writers.
Or
b. Identify
the essential features of the Elizabethan theatre.
7.
a. Examine the Three Unities observed in the classical drama.
Or
b. Develop a
brief note on the Chronicle Plays.
8.
a. Show the structure and rhyme scheme of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
Or
b. Infer the
philosophic view of life expressed in All
the World‘s a Stage
9.
a. Analyze the plot and structure of Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Or
b. Examine how Aristotle refutes the charges of Plato.
Or
b. Distinguish between Hamartia, Hubris and Peripateia.
SECTION – C
I.
Answer any 3 of the following questions in
150 words each. 3X6=18
(6 question
to be given from all units to test the Evaluation and Creativity levels)
10. a. Attempt an estimate
of the characteristics of the Elizabethan Age.
Or
b. Discuss the typical characteristic
features of the Elizabethan tragedy.
11. a. Summarize Shakespeare’s sonnet Let me not
to the marriage of true minds…..
Or
b. Analyze Hamlet’s psychological predicament.
12. a. Madness is the key theme in Hamlet – Justify.
Or
b. Attempt an estimate of Aristotle’s views on Plot and Characters.
SECTION – D
II.
Objective Type questions
6X
½ =3
13. Answer
the following
i.
This is closely associated with William
Shakespeare ( )
a. Swan Theatre
b. Fortune Theatre
c. Rose Theatre
d. Globe Theatre
ii.
This is the period of the Elizabethan Age
( )
a. 1664-1695
b. 1552-1682
c. 1558-1603
d. 1603-1689
iii.
An Allegory offers
( )
a. Two meanings
b. Two rhyme schemes
c. Two stanzas
d. Two couplets
iv.
All the World’s a Stage is taken from ( )
a. Hamlet
b. Julius Caesar
c. Macbeth
d. As you Like it.
v.
The number of sonnets composed by Shakespeare
( )
a. 156
b. 154
c. 155
d. 152
vi.
This is a part of the sonnet (
)
a) Strophe
b) Epode
c) Antistrophe
d) Sestet
14. Match the
following 4X1=4
Fill in the brackets with the correct option.
A B
i. Aristotle ( ) a. Stratford – Upon-Avon
ii. Shakespeare ( ) b. Allegorical performance
iii. Masque ( ) c. Attribute human qualities
iv. Personification ( ) d. Greek Philosopher
Dr. Noojilla Srinivas
Lecturer in English, Government College (Autonomous),
Rajahmundry
Phone: 7981862200
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