All Past Pappers

6.
PAST PAPERS
PAPER I - CLASSICAL POETRY

1. YEAR 2003
Attempt any FOUR questions including Question No. 1 which is
COMPULSORY. All questions carry equal marks. Be brief and to the
point.
1. Explain the reference to the context any FOUR of the following passages:
(i) And I have leave to go of her goodness,
And she also, to use newfangleness.
But since that I so kindly am served
"How like you this?" What hath she now deserved.
(ii) A bettre felawe sholde men naught fynde,
He wolde suffre, fro a quart of wyn,
A good felawe to have his concubyn,
A twelf monther, and excuse hym atte fulle.
(iii) When those fair suns shall set, as set they must,
And all those tresses shall be laid in dust,
This lock, the Muse shall consecrate to fame,
And midst the stars inscribe Blinda's name.
(iv) ---Some cursed fraud
Of enemy hath beguiled thee; yet unknown,
And me with thee had ruined; for with thee certain
My resolution is to die.
(v) If our two loves be one, or thou and I
Love so alike, that none do slacken
Nor can die.
(vi) Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace
And rest can never dwell, hope never comes
That come to all; ---(vii) A visage stem and mild, where both did grow,
Vice of contemn, in virtue to rejoice;
Amid great storms, whom grace assured so
To live upright and smile at fortune's choice
(viii) So, let us melt, and make no noise,
No tears floods, nor sigh-tempests move,
'Twere profanation of your joyes
To twll the layetie our love.
2. The sonnet as a verse form usually expresses personal feelings. Discuss this
statement with reference to the sonnets of Thomas Wyatt.
3. Discuss the Earl of Surrey's contribution to English Poetry.
4. Examine Paradise Lost as a Renaissance Epic
5. In his love poetry, Donne exhibits a more varied range of feeling than the
Elizabethans. Moreover, his imagery, diction and versification are startlingly
different. Discuss.
6. Why has the Rape of the Lock retained its popularity to this day?
7. Compare and contrast the Knight with Parson in the Prologue.

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar
2. YEAR 2004
point.
1. Explain with reference to the context any FOUR of the following passages:
(i) "What may this mean? Language of men pronounced.
By
tongue
of
brute,
and
human
sense
expressed?
The
first
at
least
of
these,
I
thought
denied
To
beasts,
whom
God
on
their
creation-day
Created
mute
to
all
articulate
sound;....
(ii)
Regions
of
sorrow,
doleful
shades,
where
peace
And
rest
can
never
dwell,
hope
never
come
That
comes
to
all.
(iii)
My
face
in
thine
eye,
thine
in
mine
appears,
And
true
plain
hearts
doe
in
the
faces
rest,
Where
can
we
find
two
better
hemispheres
Without
sharp
north,
without
sharp
west?
(iv) What moved my mind with youthful lords to roam?
Oh!
Had
I
stayed,
and
said
my
prayers
at
home
'Twas
from
my
trembling
hand
the
patch-box
fell;
(v)
Thus,
for
our
guilt,
this
jewel
have
we
lost;
The
earth
his
bones,
the
heavens
possess
his
ghost.
(vi)
Well
liked
by
all
and
intimate
was
he
With
Franklins
everywhere
in
his
country
And
with
the
worthy
women
of
the
town
(vii)
The
faithful
wife,
without
debate,
Such
sleeps
as
may
beguile
the
night:
Content
thyself
with
thine
estate,
Neither
dish
death,
nor
fear
his
night.
(viii)
Since
thou
and
I
sigh
one
another's
breath
Whoe'r
sighs
most,
is
crudest,
and
Hastes
to
the
other's
death.
2. Give a detailed critical analysis and appraisal of any one of the poems of
Surrey: On Wyatt's Death, The Means to Attain a Happy Life OR
Wyatt's most perfect poems are not, them, his most original in form. Discuss.
3. Draw a character sketch of Belinda as portrayed in the Rape of the Lock.
4. Who, do you think is responsible for the fall of Man Adam or Eve? Illustrate
from
Book-IX
of
the
Paradise
Lost.
5. Discuss the variety of Moods in which Donne treats Love in his love poetry.
6. Write a note on Chaucer's female pilgrims as presented in the Prologue.
7. Dr. Johnson remarked about Milton's Paradise Lost that "its perusal is a duty
rather than a pleasure". Do you agree?
3. YEAR 2005
point.
(i)
Fallen
cherub
to
be
weak
is
miserable,
Doing
or
suffering;
but
of
this
be
sure
To
do
aught
good
never
will
be
our
task
But
ever
to
do
ill
our
sole
delight
.....
(ii)
He
settenat
his
benefice
to
hyre
And
leet
his
sheepe
encombred
in
the
myre,
And
ran
to
Londoun,
Unto
seint
poules,
To
seeten
hym
a
chaunterie
for
sonless.
(iii)
Whatever
spirit,
careless
of
his
charge,
His
post
neglects,
or
leaves
the
fair
at
large,
Shall
feel
sharp
vengeance
soon
o'ertake
his
sins
Be
stopped
in
vials,
or
transfixed
with
pins.
(iv) Or let these two, the themselves, not mee decay;
So
shall
I
live,
thy
stage,
not
triumph
bee,
Last
thou
thy
love
and
hate
and
mee
undoe,
To
let
me
live,
O
love
and
hate
me
too.
(v)
"O
place
of
bliss,
renever
of
my
woes,
Give
me
account
O
where
is
my
nobel
fere,
Whom
in
thy
walls
thou
didst
each
might
enclose,
To
another
life,
but
unto
me
most
dear:
(vi)
All
is
possible!
Who
list
believe,
Trust
therefore
first
and
after
preve;
As
men
wed
ladies
by
License
and
Leave;
All
is
possible.
(vii)
"Of
the
fruit
Of
each
tree
in
the
garden
we
may
eat,
But
of
the
fruit
of
this
fair
tree
a
midst
The
garden,
God
hath
said,
'ye
shall
not
eat
Thereof,
not
shall
ye
touch
it,
Last
ye
die'
(viii)
And
if
some
Lover,
such
as
wee,
Have
heard
this
dialogue
of
one,
Let
him
still
Markus,
he
shall
see
Small
change,
when
we
are
to
bodies
gone.
2. In the 'Rape of the Lock' the metamorphosis of the epic gains full creative
freedom.
Discuss.
3. Write a detailed critical analysis of TWO of the following poems:
(i)
Prisoned
in
Windsor
(ii)
On
Wyatt's
Death
(iii)
They
Flee
From
Me
4. In waiting the 'Paradise Lost' has Milton succeeded in justifying the ways of
God
to
men?
5. "Donne's Monarchy of wit was not a trick or fashion but one of the greatest
achievements of the poetic intelligence." Discuss the appropriateness of this
remark
by
Leishman.
6. What are the salient features of Chaucer's style? Illustrate from the
"Prologue
to
the
Canterbury
Tales".
7. While Satan of the first two books of the 'Paradise Lost' pleases the modern
sensibility, Milton's concept of man-woman relationship does not. Do you

agree?
4. YEAR 2006
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
1. Explain with reference to the context any FOUR of the following passages:
(i)
In
all
the
possible
wifne
was
ther
noon
That
to
the
offerynge
before
hire
shoulde
goone;
And
if
there
dide,
certeyn
so
wrooth
was
she,
That
she
was
out
of
all
charitee.
(ii)
If
they
be
two,
they
are
two
so
As
stiffe
twin
compasses
are
two
Thy
soule
the
first
foot,
makes
no-show
To
move,
but
doth,
if
the
other
doe.
(iii)
O
thoughtless
mortals!
Ever
blind
to
fate,
Too
soon
defected,
and
two
soon
elate,
Sudden,
these
honours
shall
be
snatched
away
And
cursed
for
ever
this
victorious
day.
(iv) Space may produce new worlds; where of so rife there
Want
a
fame
in
Heaven
that
ere
long
Intended
to
create,
and
therein
plant
A
generation
whom
his
choice
regard.
Should
favour
equal
to
the
sons
of
Heaven.
(v)
Earth
felt
the
wound,
and
Nature
from
her
seat.
Sighing through all her works gave signs of woe, that
All
was
lost.
(vi)
Thou
art
slave
to
Fate,
Chance
Kings
and
desperate
men,
And
dost
with
payson,
warre,
and
sickness
dwell,
And
Popple,
or
charms
can
make
us
sleep
as
well,
And
better
than
thystroake;
(vii)
If
it
be
yea,
I
shall
be
fain
It
if
be
nay,
friends,
as
before,
You
shall
another
men
obtain
And
I
mine
own,
and
yours
no
more.
(viii)
The
stately
seats,
the
ladies
bright
hue
The
dances
short,
long
tales
of
great
delight;
With
words
and
looks
that
tigers
could
but
sue,
Where
each
of
us
did
plead
the
other's
right.
2. What is major contribution of Thomas Wyatt to English poetry of the
Renaissance? Discuss with reference to the poems you have studied.
3. Write a critical appreciation of any TWO of the following poems:
(i)
Love
That
Doth
Reign
(ii)
My
Friend,
The
Things
(iii)
Wyatt
Resteth
Here
4. Discuss and illustrate the artistic method adopted by Chaucer in the portrayal
of
his
pilgrims
in
the
Prologue.
5. Milton conceived and executed the scheme of Paradise Lost in accordance
with
the
principles
of
classical
epics.
Discuss.
6. Do you agree that in The Rape of the Lock, the mock-heroic element is not
the dominant interest but the brilliant picture of fashionable life? Discuss.
7. Discuss Donne as a Metaphysical poet.
5. YEAR 2007
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
1. Explain with reference to the context any FOUR of the following extracts:
(i)
If
then
his
providence
Out
of
our
evil
seek
to
bring
forth
good,
Our
labour
must
be
to
pervert
that
end,
And
out
of
good
still
to
find
means
of
evil;
(ii)
By
fountain
or
by
shady
rivulet
He
sought
them
both,
but
wished
his
hap
might
Find
Even
separate;
(iii)
Ful
many
a
deyntee
horse
had
he
in
stable;
And
when
he
rood
men
myghte
his
broydel
heer
Gynglen
in
a
whistlunge
wynd
als
cleere,
(iv)
Ful
wel
biloved
and
famulier
was
he
With
frankeleyns
over
all
his
contree,
And
eek
with
worthy
wommen
of
the
town;
(v)
Thy
beams,
so
reverend,
and
strong
Why
shouldst
thou
thinke?
I
could
eclipse
and
cloud
them
with
a
winke
(vi)
Then
flashed
the
living
lightning
from
her
eyes,
And
screams
of
horror
rend
the
affrighted
skies.
Not
louder
shrieks
to
pitying
Heaven
are
cast,
When
husbands,
or
when
lap
dogs
breathe
their
last;
(vii)
The
long
love
that
in
my
though
I
harbour,
And
in
mine
heart
doth
keep
his
residence.
2.
Discuss
Wyatt
as
father
of
modern
English
poetry.
3.
Discuss
Chaucer's
art
of
narration
in
The
Prologue.
4. Explain and illustrate the remarks that Chaucer's whole point of view is that
of
a
humourist.
5. On the basis of your reading Book I of Paradise Lost, bring out Satan's
qualities
of
leadership.
OR
Discuss Eve's character as it develops in Paradise Lost Book IX.
6.
Discuss
Pope
as
a
satirist.
7.
Discuss
Donne
as
poet
of
love
OR
Write a comprehensive note on Donne's use of conceit.
6. YEAR 2008
Attempt any FOUR questions including Question No. 1 Which is
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
1. Explain only FOUR of the following with reference to the context:
(i)
She
leet
no
morsel
from
her
lippes
falle
Ne
wettee
hir
fvngres
in
her
sauce
depe.
Wel
koude
she
carie
a
morsel
and
wel
kepe
That
no
drope
ne
fille
upon
hire
breste.
(ii)
Thrice
he
assayed,
and
thrice,
in
spite
of
scorn
Tears,
such
as
angels
weep,
burst
forth:
at
last
Words
interwove
with
sighs
found
out
their
way:
(iii)
And
though
it
in
the
center
sit,
Yet
when
the
other
far
doth
rome,
It
leans
and
hearkens
after
it,
And
growes
erect,
as
that
comes
home.
(iv)
For
ever
curs'd
be
this
detested
day,
Which
snatched
my
best,
my
favourite
curl
away!
Happy!
Ah
ten
times
happy
had
I
been
If
Hampton-Court
these
eyes
had
never
seen!
(v)
But
that
thou
shouldst
my firmness
therefore
doubt
To
God
or
thee,
because
we
have
a
foe
May
tempt
it,
I
expected
not
to
hear.
(vi)
And
with
remembrance
of
the
greater
grief
To
banish
the
less,
if
I
find
my
chief
relief.
(vii)
It
it
be
yea,
I
shall
be
fain;
If
it
be
nay,
friends,
as
before
You
shall
another
man
obtain
And
I
mine
own
and
your's
no
more.
2. 'The Prologue' presents a cross-section of Chaucer's contemporary society.
Illustrate.
3. 'Donne's love lyrics spring not only from a strong and ingenious head but
also
from
a
passionate
heart."
Discuss.
4. What epic conventions does Milton follow in writing of his 'Paradise Lost'.
Elucidate.
5. Pope described 'The Rape of the Lock' as a heroic-comical poem. What did
Pope mean and how far did he succeed in his purpose.
6. Critically evaluate the style and major thematic concerns in Wyatt's poetry.
7. Write critical analysis of the TWO of the following poems:
(i)
Prisoned
in
the
Windor
(ii)
On
Wyatt's
Death
(iii) They Flee From Me
7. YEAR 2009
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
1. Explain with reference to the context any FOUR of the following extracts:
(i)
Therefore,
he
was
prickausour
aright
Greyhounds
he
hadde,
as
swift
as
fowel
in
flight
Of
prikying
and
of
huntinge
for
the
hare
Was
at
his
best,
for
no
cost
would
he
spare
(ii)
Seek
not
temptation
then,
which
to
avoide
Were
better,
and
most
likelie
if
from
me
Thou
severe
not,
trial
will
come
unsought.
(iii)
By
tongue
of
brute,
and
human
sense
expressed
The
first
at
least
of
these,
I
though
denied
To
beasts,
whom
god
on
their
creation
-day
Created
mute
to
all
articulate
sound
.....
(iv)
Shine
here
to
us,
and
thou
art
everywhere;
This
bed
thy
centre
is
these
walls
thy
spheare.
(v)
God
shall
the
ravisher
display
your
hair,
While
the
Fops
envy,
and
the
ladies
stare;
Honour
forbid;
at
whose
unrivalled
shrine
Ease,
pleasure,
virtue,
all
over
sex
resign.
(vi)
Thus
I
alone,
where
all
my
freedom
grew,
In
prison
pine
with
bondage
and
restraint;
(vii)
Answer
him
fair,
with
yea
or
nay,
If
it
be
yea,
I
shall
be
fair,
If
it
be
nay
friends
as
before.
2. Write a critical analysis of TWO of the following poems:
(i)
Madam
Withouten
Many
Words
(ii)
The
Long
Love
That
is
My
Thought
I
Harbour
(iii)
They
Flee
From
Me
3. Discuss in detail Surrey's contribution to the development of sonnet form
with
reference
to
the
poems
you
have
read.
4. Chaucer's technique of characterization in The Prologue differs from
character
to
character.
Discuss.
5.
Discuss
Milton's
style
in
Paradise
Lost
6. Discuss the variety of Moods in which Donne treats love in his love poetry.
7. Discuss Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock' as a satire on the manners and morals
of contemporary English upper class.
8. YEAR 2010
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
1. Explain with reference to the context any FOUR of the following:
(i) As on great furnace flam'd, yet from those flames
No
light,
but
rather
darkness
visible
Serv'd
only
to
discover
sights
of
woe.
(ii)
One
short
sleep
past,
wee
wake
eternally
And
death
shall
be
no
more;
death
thou
shalt
die.
(iii)
Then
flash'd
the
living
lightening
from
her
eyes
And
screams
of
horror
rend
the
affrighted
skies
(iv)
All
is
possible!
Who
so
believe,
Trust
therefore
first
and
after
preve.
(v)
Of
twenty
year
of
age
he
was,
I
guesse
Of
his
stature
he
was
evene
lengthe
And
wonderly
delyvere
and
greet
of
strengthe
(vi)
The
mean
diet,
no
dainty
yare
Wisdom
joined
with
simpleness
(vii)
Farewell
happie
fields
Where
joy
forever
dwells:
Hail
Horrors
Hail
Infernal
world,
and
thou
profoundest
Hell
Receive
they
new
possessor.
2. How far do you thin Pope's Rape off the Lock breaks free of the biographical
and
becomes
a
satire
on
the
universal?
3. Compare and contrast Milton's presentation of Adam and Satan in Paradise
Lost.
4. Write a critical analysis of TWO of the following poems by Wyatt and
Surrey:
(i)
Is
It
Possible?
(ii)
Forget
Not
Yet
(iii)
Wyatt
Resteth
Here
5. Critically analyze Chaucer's characterization of the female characters in The
Prologue.
6. Discuss in detail Donne's metaphysical images in his love poems and their
significance.
7. Discuss in detail some of the predominant images in Surrey's poetry.
8. Critically analyze Chaucer's characterization of the Ecclesiastical characters
in The Prologue.
9. YEAR 2011
Attempt any FOUR questions including Question No.1 which is
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i)
As
virtuous
me
passe
mildly
away,
And
whisper
to
their
soules,
to
goe,
Whilst
some
of
their
sad
friends
do
say,
The
breath
goes
now,
and
some,
say
no.
(ii)
And
use
my
life
in
quietness
eacy
dele,
Unknown
in
court
that
hath
the
wonton
toys;
(iii)
The
faithful
wife,
without
debate:
Such
slees
as
may
beguile
the
night:
Content
thyself
with
thine
estate,
Neither
wish
death,
nor
fear
his
might.
(iv)
Great
chiere
made
oure
fear
us
everichon,
And
the
soper
sette
he
us
anon,
And
serve
us
with
vitalle
at
the
beste:
Strong
was
thy
wyn
and
wel
to
drynke
us
leste.
(v)
Oft,
when
the
world
imagine
women
stray,
The
sylphs
through
mystic
mazes
guide
their
way,
Through
all
the
giddy
circle
they
pursue,
And
old
impertinence
expel
by
new.
(vi)
All
is
not
lost:
the
unconquerable
will,
And
study
of
revenge,
immortal
hate,
And
courage
never
to
submit
to
yield;
(vii) Ye Eate
thereof,
your
Eyes
that
seem to
cleere,
Yet
are
but
dim,
shall
perfectly
be
then
Op'nd
and
cleerd,
and
ye
shall
be
as
Gods,
Knowing
both
Good
and
Evil
as
they
know.
2. Compare and contrast Wyatt and Surrey as sonneteers.
3. Do you think that Milton's Paradise Lost meets with all the requirements of a
successful
epic?
4. Write a critical note on Donne's use of hyperbole and paradox in his poems.
5.
Write
a
critical
analysis
of
the
following
poems:
(i)
The
Sun
Rising
(ii)
A
Valediction:
Forbidding
Mourning
6. Do you think that Chaucer's The Prologue still appeals to the modern
readers?
7. Discuss the main characteristics of Pope's satire in the light of his poem The
Rape of the Lock.
10. YEAR 2012

COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i)
A
voys
he
hadde
as
hath
a
goot
No
bread
hadde
he,
ne
never
sholde
have,
As
smothe
it
was
as
it
were
late
y-shave
(ii)
To
fifty
chosen
sylphs,
of
special
note,
We
trust
th'
important
charge,
the
petticoat;
Often
have
we
known
that
seven-fold
fence
to
fail,
Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of whale;
From
a
strong
line
about
the
silver
bound,
And
guard
the
wide
circumference
around.
(iii)
Infernal
world!
And
thou,
proundest
Hell,
Receive
thy
new
possessor,
one
who
brings
A
mind
not
to
be
changed
by
place
or
time.
(iv)
It
was
no
dream;
for
I
lay
broad
awakening:
But
all
is
turn'd
now
through
my
gentleness,
Into
a
bitter
fashion
of
forsaking.
(v)
With
eyes
cast
up
unto
the
maidens'
tower
And
easy
sighs,
such
as
folk
drawn
in
love;
The
stately
sallies,
the
ladies
bright
of
hue,
The
dances
short,
long
tales
of
great
delight.
(vi)
Than
by
her
shadow,
what
she
wears
O
perverse
sex,
shere
none
is
true,
Because
her
truth
kills
me.
(vii)
Hast
thou
not
wonderd,
Adam,
at
my
stay
Thee
I
have
misst,
and
thought
it
long,
depriv'd
Thy
presence,
agonie
of
love
till
now.
2. Discuss the main features of Wyatt's OR Surrey's poetry. Explain your
answer
with
reference
to
their
poems
in
your
course.
3. "Chaucer presents a cross section of 14th century English society in The
Prologue
to
the
Canterbury
Tales".
Elaborate.
4. Discuss "The Rape of the Lock" as a social satire.
5. What is Donne's attitude towards women? Discuss in detail with reference to
his
love
poems
in
your
syllabus.
6. Milton was Satan's party without knowing it. Support or refute the statement.
7.
Write
a
critical
note
on
the
following
topics:
(i) The Temptation Scene in Book IX of Paradise Lost
(ii) The Character of Knight in The Prologue
11. YEAR 2013

Attempt FOUR questions in all. Question No. 1 is COMPULSORY. Each
question
carries
25
marks.
1. Explain with reference to the context any FOUR of the following stanzas.
(i)
The
wife,
where
danger
or
dishonor
lurks
Safest
and
seemliest
by
her
Husband
saties,
Who
guards
her,
or
with
her
the
worst
endures.
(ii)
His
spear
to
equal
with
the
tallest
pine
Hewn
on
Norwegian
hills,
to
the
mast
Of
some
great
admirable,
were
but
a
wand
He
walked
with,
to
support
uneasy
steps
Over
the
burning
marle,
not
like
those
steps
On
heavens's
azure;
and
the
torrid
clime
...
(iii) That of her hir smylyng was ful simple and coy;
Hire
gretteste
ooth
was
but
by
Seint
Loy,
And
she
was
cleped
mandame
Eglentyne.
(iv)
Goe,
and
catch
a
falling
starre,
Get
with
child
a
mandrake
roote,
Tell
me,
where
all
past
years
are,
Or
who
cleft
the
Divels
foot,
Teach
me
to
hear
Mermaides
singing.
(v)
For,
that
sad
moment,
when
the
sylphs
withdrew
And
Ariel
weeping
from
Belinda's
flew
Umbirel,
a
dusty
melancholy
spirite,
As
ever
sullied
the
fair
face
of
light,
Down
to
the
central
earth,
his
proper
scene
Repaired
to
search
the
gloomy
cave
of
Spleen.
(vi)
The
long
love
that
in
my
though
I
harbor,
And
in
mine
heart
doth
keep
his
residence
Into
my
face
presseth
with
bold
pretence
(vii)
Wyatt
resteth
here,
that
quick
could
never
rest;
Whose
heavenly
gifts
increased
by
disdain.
2. How far do you agree that Pope has successfully exploited the mock epic
form to satirize the fashionable eighteenth century English society in The Rape
of
the
Lock?
3. How does Chaucer create interest for the modern readers in the 14th century
English characters? Elaborate your answer with reference to at least four of his
characters
in
the
Prologue.
4. How far do your agree to the statement that in Paradise Lost Milton has
justified the ways of God to men? Explain you answer with arguments.
5.
Discuss
Donne
as
a
metaphysical
poet.
6. Write a note on the plight of rejected lover in Thomas Wyatt.
7.
Write
a
critical
note
on
the
following
topics:
(i)
The
Character
of
Eve
(ii) The Parson
12. YEAR 2014

COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
1. Explain with reference to the context any THREE of the following.
(i)
Is
it
possible?
To
spy
it
in
any
eye
That
truth
as
oft
as
chance
or
die,
The
truth
whereof
can
any
try;
Is
it
possible?
(ii)
The
mean
diet,
not
dainty
fair;
Wisdom
joined
with
suppleness,
The
night
discharged
of
all
care
Where
wine
the
wit
may
not
oppress.
(iii)
Goe,
and
cathc
a
falling
starre
Get
with
child
a
mandrake
roote,
Tell
me,
where
all
the
past
years
atre,
Or
who
cleft
the
Divels
foot.
(iv) All these and more came flocking, but with looks
Downcast
and
damp,
yet
such
wherein
appeared
Obscure some glimpses of joy to have found their Chief
(v)
Some
secret
truths,
from
learned
pride
concealed
To
maids
alone
and
children
are
revealed
What
though
no
credit
doubting
wits
may
give!
The
fair
an
dinnocent
shall
still
believe.
2. Compare the Summoner with the Clerk in The Prologue to the Canterbury
Tales
by
Chaucer.
3. Discuss Donne's treatment of women in his poetry. (Donne's Poetry)
4. Discuss the significance of the supernatural machinery in The Rape of the
Lock
(Pope's
The
Rape
of
the
Lock).
5. "Paradise Lost shows Milton as Christian Humanist using all the resources
of the European literary tradition that had come down to him --- biblical,
classical, medieval and Renaissance." Discuss. (Milton's Paradise Lost)
6. Compare and contrast Wyatt and Surrey as sonneteers. (Wyatt and Surrey)
7.
Write
a
critical
note
on
the
following.
(i)
The
Wife
of
Bath
(ii) They Flee From Me
13. YEAR 2015

COMPULSORY. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Explain with reference to the context any THREE of the following.
(i) And yet he was but esy of dispence;
He kepte that he was in pestilence.
For gold in phisik is a cordial;
Therefore he lovede gold in special
(ii) He spoke; the spirits from the sails descend;
Some, orb in orb, around the nymph extend;
Some third the mazy ringlets of her hair,
With beating hearts the dire events they wait,
Anxious, and trembling for the birth of Fate.
(iii) In Battles feign'd; the better fortitude
Of Pafience and Heroic Martydom
Unsung; or to describe Races and Games
(iv) More subtle than then the parent is
Love must note be, but take a body too,
And therefore what thou wert, and who,
I bid Love aske, and now
(v) But she that taught me love and suffer pain

My doubtful hop and eke my hot desire
With shamfast look to shadow and refrain
2. In the "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales", Chaucer exhibits an unusual
tolerance of human weakness. Discuss.
3. Discuss Eve's character in the light of Temptation Scene in Book IX.
4. Why is Pope considered a representative poet of the 18th century England?
Elaborate your answer with reference to his poem "The Rape of the Lock".
5. Write a detailed note on the theme of love in Wyatt.
6. "Images can be used in two ways, as simile or as metaphor: simile compares,
but metaphor feigns the identity of the objects". Is this definition application to
Donne's poems in your course?
7. Write a critical note on the following;
(i) So Cruel Prison
(ii) Imagery in Donne
PAPER II - DRAMA
1. YEAR 2003
1. Explain with reference to the context any THREE of the following passages:
(i) O holy majesty of heavenly powers!
May I never see that day. Never!
Rather let me vanish from the race of men
Than know the abomination destined me!
(ii) O thou art fairer than the evening's Star
Clad in the beauty of a thousand Stars,
Brighter art thou than flashing Jupiter...
(iii) Now by heaven,
My blood begins my safer guide to rule;
And passion, having my best judgement collide
Assay to lead the way
(iv) Should a villain say so
The most replenished villain in the world,
He were as much more villain: You my lords
Do but mistake.
(v) Your vanity is ridiculous, your conduct an outrange, and you presence in
my garden utterly absurd. However, you have got to catch the four-five, and I
hope you will have a pleasant journey home.
2. Greek tragedy is generally believed to be a tragedy of fate. Is this applicable
to Oedipus Rex?
3. "It is a very theological play: Faustus' sin begins with pride and ends in
despair; he chooses evil of his own free will but enslaves his body as well as
his soul to temptation. Discuss this statement in relation of Marlowe's Dr.
Faustus.
4. Discuss the tragic aspects of Shakespeare's play Othello. What

characteristics make the play as one of his great tragedies?
5. It has been said that Shakespeare "lost the light-hearted gaiety of his youth;
where once he had laughed, he now, in his maturity, smiled pensively not
without melancholy." Discuss this statement in relation to Shakespeare's play
The Winter's Tale.
6. It is said that Oscar Wilde "Plays are apparently light hearted, but they
contain strong elements of serious feeling in their attack on a society whose
code is intolerant, but whose intolerance is hypocritical." Discuss.
7. Write comprehensive note on any TWO of the following:
(i) Elizabethan Drama
(ii) Shakespeare as a Universal Poet
(iii) Marlowe's Genius as a Playwright
(iv) Importance of Being Earnest as a Comedy of Mere Merriment
2. YEAR 2004
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i)
Had
I
as
many
souls
as
there
be
stars,
I'd
give
them
all
for
mephostophilis,
(ii)
Be
certain
what
you
do
sir
lest
your
justice
Prove
violence,
in
the
which
three
great
ones
suffer
Yourself,
your
queen,
your
son.
(iii)
And
yet
I
fear
you,
for
you
are
fated
then,
When you eyes roll so: why I should fear, I know not,
Since
guiltiness
I
know
not,
but
yet
I
feel
I
fear.
(iv)
Ah!
Dear
friend
Are
you
faithful
even
yet,
you
alone?
Are
you
still
standing
near
me,
you
will
stay
here,
Patient
to
take
care
for
the
blind?
The
blind
man!
Yet
even
blind
I
know
who
it
is
attends
me,
By
the
voice's
toneThough
my
darkness
hide
the
comforter.
(v)
Ah!
I
believe
she
is
plain.
Yes:
I
know
perfectly
well
what
she
is
like.
She is one of those dull, intellectual girl one meets all over the place.
Girls
who
have
got
large
minds
and
large
feet.
I am sure she is more than usually plain, and I expect she is about thirty-nine
and
looks
it.
2. How far would you agree that the play Dr. Faustus is a compelling drama of
man whose mounting ambition inevitably brings about his hellish fall as he
stubbornly rejects repeated advice that his action must lead to damnation?
3. What kinds of insight do you think has Shakespeare given us into the
relationship between parents and children in The Winter's Tale?
4. How far do you agree that whenever Othello trusts his instinct he is almost
invariably right? Whenever he thinks or fancies himself to be thinking, he is
almost
ruinously
wrong?
5. In the play The Importance of Being Earnest money is key to survival in the
upper reaches of English society, how far would you agree?

6. Discuss the relationship between man and the gods in Oedipus Rex.
7. Discuss the dramatic significance of the female characters in Othello.
3. YEAR 2005
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i)
The
God
thou
serv'st
thine
own
appetite.
Wherein,
is
fixed
the
love
of
Beelzebub.
To
him,
I'll
build
an
alter
and
a
church
And
offer
him
lukewarm
blood
of
newborn
babes.
(ii)
Let
every
man
in
mankind's
Frailty
Consider
his
last
day,
and
let
none
Presume
on
his
good
fortune
until
he
find
Life,
at
his
death,
a
memory
without
pain.
(iii)
There's
some
ill
plane
reigns:
I
must
be
patient
till
the
heavens
look
With
an
aspect
more
favourable.
(iv)
Dangerous
conceits,
are
in
their
nature
poisons
Which
.....
with
a
little
act
upon
the
blood
Burn
like
the
mines
of
sulpher.
(v) It pains me very much to have to speak frankly to you, Lady Brecknell,
about your nephew, but the fact is that I do not approve all of his moral
character.
I
suspect
him
of
being
untruthful.
2. Discuss Marlowe's Faustus as an over reacher, drawing closely on the text.
3. What in your opinion is Oedipus 'hamartia' and what is its relevance to the
play
Oedipus
Rex.
4. How far would you agree that Shakespeare's Othello is a domestic tragedy?
5. "Shakespeare never did anything finer more serious more evocative of his
full powers that his picture of an earthly paradise painted in the form of English
countryside". What factors contribute to this picture of an earthly paradise?
6. In the play Othello I go is not a character of fiendish intellectual superiority.
He has been used by Shakespeare as a foil for Othello's own weakness. How
far
would
you
agree?
7. The play The Importance of Being Earnest has its philosophy "that we
should treat all the trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of
life with sincere and studies triviality". Discuss.
4. YEAR 2006
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i)
Ah,
Faustus
Now
has
thou
but
one
bare
hour
to
live;
And
then
thou
must
be
damn'd
Perpetually!
Stand
still,
you
ever
moving
spheres
of
heaven.
That
time
may
cease,
and
midnight
never
come.
Fair
Nature's
eye,
rise,
rise
again,
and
make
Perpetual
day;
or
let
this
hour
be
but
A
year,
a
month,
a
week,
a
natural
day,
That
Faustus
may
repent
and
save
his
soul
(ii) Do not counsel me anymore. This punishment that I
Have
laid
upon
myself
is
just.
If
I
had
eyes
I do not know how I would bear the sight of my father,
When I come to the house of Death, or my mother, for I
Have
sinned
against
them
both
So
vilely
that
I
could
not
make
any
peace
By
strangling
my
own
life.
(iii)
I
had
rather
to
be
a
toad
And
live
upon
the
vapour
of
a
dungeon
Than
keep
a
corner
in
the
thing
I
love
For
other's
uses.
(iv)
They
call
him
Doricles;
and
boasts
himself
To
have
a
worthy
feeding;
but
I
have
it
Upon
his
won
report
and
I
believe
it;
He
looks
like
sooth.
He
says
he
loves
my
daughter,
I
think
so
too;
for
never
gaz'd
the
moon
Upon
the
water
as
he'll
stand
and
read
As
it
were
my
daughter's
eyes
and,
to
be
plain,
I
think
there
is
not
half
a
kiss
to
choose
Who
loves
another
best.
(v) Yes, I felt instinctively, but I couldn't wait all that time, I hate waiting even
five minutes for anybody. It always makes me rather cross. I am not punctual
myself, I know, but I do like punctuality in others, and waiting, even to be
married,
is
quite
out
of
the
questions.
2. Do you think that hubris plays a significant part in the fall of Oedipus?
3. Does the speech by the Chorus in the epilogue do justice to the character of
Faustus?
4. How does Othello's imagination contribute to his breakdown?
5. Discuss the significance of language in Oscar Wilde's play 'The Importance
of
Being
Earnest'.
6. Discuss the play 'The Winter's Tale' as a tragic comedy.
7. Lago is more a catalyst who precipitates destruction that devil who causes it.
5. YEAR 2007
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i) To have been a man they call his mother's husband
Oh
accurst!
Oh
child
of
evil,
To have entered that wretched bed the self same one!
More
primal
than
sin
itself,
this
fell
on
me.
(ii)
O
soul,
be
changed
into
little
water
drops,
And
fall
into
the
ocean,
ne'er
be
found!
My
God,
my
God
look
not
so
fierce
on
me!
Adders
and
serpents,
let
me
breathe
a
while!
Ugly
hell,
gape
not!
Come
not
Lucifer!
I'll
burn
my
books!
Ah-Mephistophillis.
(iii)
Whip
me,
you
devils,
From
the
possession
of
this
heavenly
sight.
Blow
me
about
in
winds,
roast
me
in
sulphur
Wash
me
in
steep-down
gulfs
of
liquid
fire,
(iv)
I
beg
pardon
for
interrupting
you,
lady
Braknell,
But
this
engagement
is
quite
out
of
question,
I
am
Miss
Cardews'
guardian,
And she cannot marry without my consent until she comes to age.
I
absolutely
decline
to
give.
(v)
Sir,
it
is
three
days
since
I
saw
the
prince
What
is
happier
affairs
may
be,
Are
to
me
unknown
But
I
Have
missingly
noted
he
is
of
late
much
retired
From
court
and
less
frequent
to
his
princely
Exercises
than
formerly
he
hath
appeared.
2. Bring out the evil in Iago and explain how he at last betrays himself.
3. What is dramatic irony? What instances of dramatic irony do you find in
Oedipus Rex? What do they contribute to the effectiveness of the play?
4. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde "is a trivial comedy for
serious people". How far do you think the statement is applicable?
5. Do you think that if Dr. Faustus had been a character of the present modern
times, he would have despaired as much as he did in his times when religious
dogmas
were
very
strong?
6. Discuss the role of the women in The Winter's Tale and their relationship
with
their
husbands/lovers.
7. Conspicuously Sophocles never suggests that Oedipus has brought his
destiny, on himself by any 'ungodly pride' hubris or 'tragic flaw' Hamartia. Do
you think he is responsible and to what extent.
6. YEAR 2008
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i) At a feast a drunken man maundering in his cups
Cries
out
that
I
am
not
my
father's
son!
I
contained
myself
that
night,
though
I
felt
anger
And
a
sinking
heart.
The
next
day
I
visited
My father and mother, and questioned them, they stormed,
Calling
it
all
the
slanderous
rant
or
a
fool,
And
this
relieved
me.
(ii)
Thou,
old
traitor,
I
am
sorry
that
by
hanging
thee
I
can
But shorten thy life one week. And thou, fresh piece
of
excellent
witch
craft
who
of
force,
must
know
The
royal
fool
thou
cop's't
with.
(iii) By heavens, I say my handkerchief in his heart,
And
makest
me
call
what
I
intend
to
do
A
murder,
which
I
thought
a
sacrifice;
I
saw
the
handkerchief.
(iv)
Ay,
Faustus,
now
thou
hast
no
hope
of
heaven,
Therefore,
despair,
think
only
upon
hell,
For
that
must
be
they
mansion,
there
to
dwell.
(v)
That
does
not
seem
to
be
a
great
objection.
Thirty-five
is
a
very
attractive
age.
London.
Society
is
full
of
women
of
a
very
highest
birth.
Who
have,
of
their
own
free
choice,
remained
thirty-five
for
years.
2. The character of Oedipus has historically inspires a combination of
fascination and repulsion. How would you account for this.
3. Leontes' jealousy is sudden, fierce and motiveless. Discuss its consequences.
4. Comment on the view that Othello murder Desdemona in honour and love,
and
not
in
hatred.
5. Faustus is a man who through his thirst for knowledge and his desire to go
beyond the accepted wisdom of his time is ultimately destroyed!
6. How does Oscar Wilde portray food as both a weapon and means of
demonstrating one's power? Discuss three examples from the play to
demonstrate
how
he
uses
food.
7. Bring out the role of character and co-incidences in Othello.
7. YEAR 2009
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
1. Explain with reference to the context any THREE of the following:
(i)
Forth
from
thy
boards
thrust
me
with
all
speed.
Set
me
within
some
vasty
desert
where
No
mortal
voice
shall
greet
me
any
more.
(ii) Gentlemen, for that I know your friendship is unfeigned,
It
is
not
Faustus'
custom
to
deny
The
just
request
of
those
that
wish
him
well
You
shall
behold
that
peerless
dame
of
Greece.
(iii)
Work
on,
My
medicine,
work!
Thus
credulous
fools
are
caught;
And
many
worthy
and
chaste
dames
even
thus,
And
guiltless,
meet
reproach.
What,
ho!
my
lord!
My
lord,
I
say!
Othello!
(iv) I have considered so much, and with some care; so far that I have eyes
under my service which look upon his reservedness; from which I have this
intelligence that he is seldom from the house of a most homely shepherd; a
man, they say, that from very nothing, and beyond the imagination of his
neighbours,
is
grown
into
an
unspeakable
estate.
(v) Kindly turn round, sweet child. No, the side view is what I want. Yes, quite
as I expected. There are distinct social possibilities in your profile. The two
week points in our age are its want of principle and its want of profile. The chin
a little higher dear, style largely depends on the way the chin is worn. They are
worn
very
high,
just
present.
2. The play Oedipus Rex ends leaving our vision of Oedipus as a commanding
figure
very
much
intact.
Discuss.
3. How far do you agree that Faustus's behaviour after he sells his soul hardly
rises
to
the
level
of
true
wickedness.
4. Iago is considered as 'no great devil' he represents an ordinary, average, little
man.
Express
your
views.
5. Discuss the role of Divine Intervention in the play 'The Winter's Tale'
especially
the
miracle
scene
and
the
Delphic
oracle.
6. Use examples drawn from the play Importance of Being Earnest to show
how Algeron uses aesthetic principles to transform his life into a work of art.
7. Is Desdemona simply a passive fool? Is her virtue tantamount to idiocy? Or
can she be conceived of as strong and even valient. What are your views and
why?
8. YEAR 2010
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i)
It
is
the
cause,
it
is
the
cause,
my
soul,
Let
me
not
name
it
to
you,
you
chaste
stars!
It
is
the
cause.
Yet
I'll
not
shed
her
blood:
Nor
scar
that
whiter
skin
of
hers
than
snow
And
smooth
as
monumental
alabaster.
Yet
she
must
die,
else
she'll
betray
more
men.
Put
out
the
light
and
then
put
out
the
light.
(ii)
London
society
is
full
of
women
of
the
highest
Birth
who
have,
no
their
own
free
choice,
Remained
thirty
five
for
years.
(iii) Forth from the borders thrust me with all speed,
Set
me
within
some
vasty
desert
where
No
mortal
voice
shall
greet
me
any
more.
(iv)
Thou
dearest
Perdita.
With
these
forced
thoughts,
I
prithee,
darken
not,
The
mirth
of
the
feast.
Or
I'll
be
thine,
my
fair,
Or
not
my
father's.
For
I
cannot
be
Mine
own,
nor
anything
to
any,
if
I
be
not
thine.
(v)
Yea,
I
will
wound
Achilles
in
the
heel,
And
then
return
to
Hellana
for
a
kiss.
O
thou
art
fairer
than
the
evening
air
Clad
in
the
beauty
of
a
thousand
stars,
Brighter
than
thou
as
flaming
jupitar
And
none
but
thou
shalt
be
my
Paramour.
2. The play Oedipus by Sophocles is very ironical in that it endorses the theme
of free will as well as predestination. We eventually come to realize that man is
free and yet he is also fated. What are your views?
3. Do you see Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe as an art from that both
teaches and delights the audience. While simultaneously presenting a moral.
Cite
specific
details
to
support
your
answer.
4. What is the role of women in The Importance of Being Earnest. How are
mothers
represented?
What
about
single/independent
women?
5. Why does Othello not investigate Iago's accusations? Why does Othello not
seek
his
own
proof
of
Desdemona's
betrayal?
6. Discuss and analyze Leontes' jealousy. Is it too sudden and poorly motivated
to
be
credible?
7. Examine the female characters in the play. Do they share a common role in
the play Othello?
9. YEAR 2011
COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i)
Yea,
what
remains
to
see,
Or
what
to
love,
or
hear,
With
any
touch
of
joy?
Lead
me
away,
my
friends,
with
utmost
speed,
Of
all
men
most
accursed,
Most
hateful
to
the
Gods.
(ii) Where art thou, Faustus? Wretch, what hast thou done?
Damned
art
thou,
Faustus,
damned;
despair
and
die!
Hell
calls
for
right,
and
with
a
roaring
voice
Says
"Faustus
come!
thine
hour
is
almost
come!"
And
Faustus
now
will
come
to
do
the
right.
(iii)
Whilst
I
remember
Her
and
her
virtues,
I
cannot
forget
My
blemishes
in
them,
and
so
still
think
of
The
wrong
I
did
myself;
which
was
so
much,
That
heirless
it
hath
made
my
kingdom
and
Destroy'd
the
sweet'st
companion
that
e'er
man
Bred
his
hopes
out
of.
(iv) Exploded! Was he the victim of a revolutionary outrage? Was not aware of
the Mr. Bunbury was interested in social legislation. If so, he is well punished
for
his
morbidity.
(v) Here, stand behind this bulk; straight will be come:
Wear
thy
good
rapier
bare,
and
put
it
home:
Quick,
quick;
fear
nothing;
I'll
be
at
thy
elbow:
It
makes
us,
or
it
mars
us;
think
on
that,
And
fix
most
firm
they
resolution.
2. Does it seem fair for Oedipus to call himself "the worst of men"? Why or
why
not?
3. Note the appearance of Helen of Troy Sc.12. What role does she play in the
drama of Faustus's damnation? What does her presence suggest about Marlow's
attitude
toward
women?
4. Explore the character of Desdemona. What does she represent in the play?
5. What possible explanation can we provide for Leontes' sudden onset of
jealousy? Has Leontes completely lost his mind, or is there some strange
"rationale"
at
work
in
Leontes's
mind?
6. Using three examples drawn from the play, show how algernon uses Wilde's
aesthetic principles to transform his life into a work of art.
7. The Winter's Tale is classified as a romance but some have said that this
classification is misleading. Do you feel the play should be classified as a
tragedy and, if so, why?
10. YEAR 2012

COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i)
By
the
world,
I
think
my
life
be
honest,
and
think
she
is
not,
I'll
have
some
proof;
my
name,
that
was
as
fresh
As
Dian's
Visage,
is
now
begrim'd,
and
black
As
mine
own
face.
(ii)
Accursed
Faustus,
wretch,
what
hast
thou
done?
I
do
repent,
and
yet
I
do
despair.
Hell
strives
with
grace
for
conquest
in
my
breast.
What
shall
I
do
shun
the
shares
of
death?
(iii)
There's
some
ill
planet
reigns:
I
must
be
patient
till
the
heavens
look
With
an
aspect
more
favourable,
Good
my
Lords,
I
am
not
Prove
weeping,
as
our
sex
Commonly
are,
the
want
of
which
vain
dew
Perchance
shall
dry
your
pities.
(iv) True. In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.
Mr. Worthing, what explanation can you offer to me for pretending to have
brother? Was it in order that you might have an opportunity of coming up to
town
to
see
me
as
often
as
possible.
(v)
How
dreadful
knowledge
of
the
truth
can
be
When
there's
No
help
in
truth!
I
knew
this
well,
But
did
not
act
on
it!
Else
I
should
not
have
come.
2.
Discuss
'Doctor
Faustus'
as
a
morality
play.
3. Explore the character of Hermione. How far is she responsible for Leontes'
madness
in
'The
Winter's
Tale'?
4. What are the major thematic concerns in 'Oedipus Rex'?
5. Describe the role of Miss Prism in Oscar Wilde's play 'The Importance of
Being
Earnest'.
6. Why do you think the loss of handkerchief has a huge impact on Othello's
mind?
7. Bring out some of the satirical elements in Oscar Wilde's play 'The
Importance of Being Earnest'.
11. YEAR 2013

Attempt FOUR questions in all. Question No. 1 is COMPULSORY. Each
question
carries
25
marks.
(i)
No,
in
good
earnest,
How
sometimes
nature
will
betray
its
folly,
It's
tenderness,
and
make
itself
a
pastime.
To
harder
bosoms.
(ii)
Believe
me,
I
have
rather
lose
any
purse
Full
of
crusades:
and
but
my
noble
moor
Its
true
of
mind,
and
made
of
no
such
baseness
As
jealous
creatures
are,
it
were
enough
To
put
him
to
ill
thinking.
(iii)
My
poor
children,
I
'know
Why
you
have
come
I
am
not
ignorant
of
What
you
yearn
for,
For
I
well
know
that
you
are
ill,
and
yet,
Sick
as
you
are,
there
is
Not
one
of
you
whose
sickness
equals
mine.
(iv)
Gwendolen,
it
is
a
terrible
thing
For
a
man
to
find
out
suddenly
that
All
his
life
he
has
been
speaking
nothing
But
the
truth.
Can
you
forgive
me?
(v)
I
know
not
that,
but
such
a
handkerchief
I
am
sure
it
was
your
wife;s
did
I
today
See
Cassio
wipe
his
beard
with.
2. How is Romance interwoven with Tragedy in 'The Winter's Tale'?
3. 'The Importance of Being Earnest' is a critique of the society. Explain how?
4. Discuss the importance of Creon's character in 'Oedipus Rex'.
5. How far is Doctor Faustus a truly tragic character?
6. Too much of goodness led Desdemona to her tragic ending. Agree/disagree?
7. Discuss the role of fate and freewill in 'Oedipus Rex'.
12. YEAR 2014

COMPULSORY.
All
questions
carry
equal
marks.
(i)
"If
we
say
that
we
have
no
sin,
We
deceive
ourselves,
and
there's
no
truth
in
us.
Why
then
belike
we
must
sin,
And
so
consequently
everlasting
death."
(ii) "Nothing will induce me to part with Bunbury, and if you ever get married,
which seems to me extremely problematic, you will be very glad to know
Bunbury. A man who marries without knowing Bunbury has a very tedious
time
of
it."
(iii)
Man
of
agony
.....
That
is
the
only
name
I
have
for
you,
That,
no
other
--ever,
ever,
ever!
(iv)
"Good
name
in
man
and
woman,
dear
my
lord,
Is
the
immediate
jewel
of
their
souls:
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing;
'twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But
he
that
filches
from
me
my
good
neame
Robs
me
of
that
which
not
enriches
him,
And
make
me
poor
indeed."
(v)
But
whether
a
mere
man
can
know
the
truth,
Whether
a
seer
can
fathom
more
than
I
....
There
is
no
test,
no
certain
proof
Though
matching
skill
for
skill
A
man
can
outstrip
a
rival.
No,
not
till
I
see
These charges proved will I side with his accusers .....
Never
will
I
convict
my
king,
never
in
my
heart.
2. Define Hubris and describe which actions of Oedipus and Jocasta
demonstrate
Hubris
in
Oedipus
Rex
by
Sophocles.
3. What is the significance of the last speech in Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus?
4. Do you agree or disagree with the following proposition: Desdemona's
goodness
drove
her
to
her
tragic
end?
5. Discuss and analyze Leontes' Jealously in Shakespeare's play The Winter's
Tale.
6. Is Cecily a more realistic character that Gwendolen? Why or why not?
Discuss your answer in the light of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of
Being
Earnest.
7. "I hate Othello!". Give some insight into the lines spoken by Iago for Othello
in Shakespeare's play Othello.
13. YEAR 2015

(i) I will wear my heart upon sleeve for daws to peck at; I am
not what I am.
(ii) Man of agony .....
That is the only name I have for you,
That, no other ..... ever, ever, ever!
(iii) Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscrib'd in one self place;
But where we are in hell, And where hell is, they must we
Ever be.
(iv) But jealous souls will not be answered so;
They are not ever jealous for the cause,
But jealous for they're jealous. It is monster
Begot upon itself, born on itself.
(v) A sad tale's best for winter: I have on
Of Spirits and goblins
(vi) "I have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married
should know either everything or nothing."
2. Comment on the theme of "ungodly pollution" with reference to Sophocles'
play "Oedipus Rex".
3. Discuss Dr. Faustus as a man of Renaissance in Christopher Marlowe's play
"Dr. Faustus".
4. Can you justify Shakespeare's play "Othello" as a tragedy?
5. Discuss and analyze the feminist strains in Shakespeare's play "The Winter's
Tale".
6. Who is your favourite character in Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of
Being Ernest"? Justify your answer.
7. Iago is the real hero of Shakespeare's play "Othello". Discuss.
PAPER III - NOVEL

1. YEAR 2003
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Jane Austen has used irony as a part of her narrative technique. Illustrate this
from her novel Pride and Prejudice.
2. "Among the English novelists, Dickens is neither the most consummate
artist, nor the finest psychologist, nor the most accomplished realist, nor the
most seductive of tale writers; best he is probably the most national, the most
typical, and the greatest of them all." How far do you agree with this evaluation
of Dickens work?
3. To what extent do you think are Fate and Chance an integral part of the
tragedy in Hardy's work The Return of the Native?
4. "He is a male Jane Austen, cruder and more expansive, but equally secure in
his knowledge of what he can do, and with the same clear determination not to
transgress into world which he does not understand". How far does Trollope
fall true to this critical observation of his work?
5. Discuss Adam's education and growth to maturity through a process of
suffering; as demonstrated in George Eliot's novel Adam Bede.
6. Of all the novelists that you have read, which one appeals to you the most
and for what literary and artistic reasons.
7. Write critical notes on any TWO of the following subjects:
(i) Novel in Victorian Times
(ii) Hardy's Tragic Vision
(iii) Jane Austen's Position as a Novelist in Modern Times
(iv) Dickens Position as the Greatest Literary Writer of His Times
2. YEAR 2004
1. The larger subject in Pride and Prejudice is human nature. Elaborate this
with reference to the two main characters - Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.
2. How far may Hardy's The Return of the Native be described as a study in
disillusionment?
3. Discuss the manner in which Anthony Trollope contextualizes the broad
historical, technological and social concerns of his times in Bar Chester
Towers.
4. Write a detailed comment on Anthony Trollope's art of characterization in
the light of R.H. Hutton's observation that ---- 'Everybody in Mr. Trollope is
more or less under pressure swayed lither and thither by opposite attractions
assailed on this side and that by the strategy of rivals.'
5. Trace the development of Adam Bede's self-realization through a process of
emotional
turmoil
within
him.
6. Discuss the symbolic treatment of La Guillotine by Dicken's in "A Tale of
Two Cities" to convey the violence and bloodshed of the French Revolution.
7. Write critical notes on any TWO of the following topics:
(i)
Nature
as
a
Backdrop
in
Hardy's
Novels
(ii)
Jane
Austen's
Stylistic
Technique
(iii)
A
Tale
of
Two
Cites
as
Historical
Fiction
(iv) George Eliot's Narrative Technique
3. YEAR 2005
1. Faithful observation, personal detachment and a fine sense of ironic comedy
are among Jane Austen's chief characteristics as a writer.
2. Trollope preferred to describe his characters before showing them in action
and sometimes his initial descriptions of them are more interesting than their
own
subsequent
bahaviour.
Discuss.
3. The character of Adam Bede is built up from the firm foundation of Native
Sagacity
and
an
indomitable
sense
of
justice.
Comment.
4. Unlike Hetty, Adam Bede is a man we are called upon to understand in
depth; where she is static and bewildered, he is evolving and aware.
5. Symbolism leads additional meanings to those which are apparent on the
surface. Discuss with special reference to A Tale of Two Cities.
6. Through a series of events over which Clym has very little control, he come
to feel responsible for the deaths of his mother and wife. Discuss.
(i)
Jane
Austen's
Limited
Range
(ii)
Trollope's
Art
of
Characterization
(iii) Edgon Heath symbolizes the whole cosmic order in which man is but an
insignificant
particle
(iv) There was a revolution in the life of Dickens which corresponds to the
external revolution.
4. YEAR 2006
1. Jane Austen was fully alive to her limitations, as such, she never touched a
character or scene she did not thoroughly knew. Discuss.
2. A Tale of Two Cities is Dickens' most impersonal novel especially because
of the grand objectivity of historical events with which it deals. Discuss.
3. Mr. Slope is a cunning and ruthless opportunist loyal to none but himself.
Discuss
with
special
reference
to
Barchester
Towers.
4. Clym's blindness is a physical manifestation, a symbol of his intellectual
obtuseness
or
social
maladjustment.
Discuss.
5. Being superior to Hetty both in years and in experience of the world,
Arthur's responsibility is much greater for the suffering and tragedy of poor
Hetty.
Discuss.
6. Hetty lives simply by the coercive morality of the community and when this
is
broken,
she
is
destroyed.
Discuss.
(i)
Jane
Austen's
Art
of
Characterization
(ii) The Role of Fate and Destiny in Hardy's
Novels
(iii)
Symbolism
in
A
Tale
of
Two
Cities
(iv) George Eliot's Art of Narration
5. YEAR 2007

1. Irony is the most effective weapon Jane Austen has in her arsenal. Discuss.
2. With her seductive charms Signora Neroni loves to put the male romanticism
to shame. Discuss with special reference to Barchester Towers.
3. A Tale of Two Cities is the story of conflict of interests and clash of
characters.
Discuss.
4.
Hetty
is
profoundly
and
eternally
selfish.
Discuss.
5. Arthur is too weak to follow his own conscience without being forced to do
so.
Discuss.
6. Do you agree with Hardy that fate or destiny is indifferent and often hostile
to
human
happiness?
(i)
George
Eliot's
Art
of
Characterization
(ii)
Trollope's
Humour
and
Style
(iii)
Jane
Austen
as
a
Moralist
(iv) Tragic Element in A Tale of Two Cities
6. YEAR 2008
1. In A Tale of Two Cities Dickens heightens the underlying meaning of Novel
through
his
sophisticated
use
of
irony.
Discuss.
2. Why is Trollope known as Male Jane Austen? Explain
3. "Hardy's minor characters are grouped together without being fully
individualized".
Discuss.
4. Hardy related human disasters to weakness and lack of will. He is not a
fatalist.
Discuss.
5. Jane Austen develops and then releases the antagonism between Elizabeth
and Darcy in such a way that they themselves are made to realize the folly of
their
pride
and
their
prejudice.
Discuss.
6. Adam Bede reflects George Eliot's psychological insight into human
character
and
motives.
Discuss.
(i)
Trollope's
Art
of
Characterization
(ii)
Jane
Austen's
Humour
and
Style
(iii)
George
Eliot's
Art
of
Novel
Writing
(iv) Autobiographical Element in A Tale of Two Cities
7. YEAR 2009
1. The novels are George Eliot are 'organic wholes' in as much as story,
characters and the social environment are well integrated. Do you agree?
Attempt
with
reference
to
Adam
Bede.
2. Discuss Jane Austen as a moralist with reference to Pride and Prejudice.
3. Critically analyze Trollope's humour and style in Barchester Towers.
4. "Hardy's minor characters are rich in the gathered wisdom of ancient days
have have learnt to endure and accept." Substantiate with reference to Return
of
the
Native.
5. Show how the French Revolution and Dickens' own life influenced the
writing
of
A
Tale
of
Two
Cities.
6. "Pride in the main characters, and lack of it in Austen's minor characters is a

major
theme
in
Pride
and
Prejudice".
Substantiate.
7. Write critical notes on any TWO of the following:
(i) The Element of Chance in Hardy's Return of the Native
(ii)
George
Eliot's
Realism
in
Adam
Bede
(iii) Dickens' Humour and Pathos in A Tale of Two Cities
(iv) Jane Austen's Male Characters in Pride and Prejudice
8. YEAR 2010
1. "George Eliot's Adam Bede is nothing but Adam's growth to maturity
through
a
process
of
suffering".
Substantiate.
2. "Pride and Prejudice is simultaneously high comedy, devastating satire and
compassionate
panorama".
Critically
comment.
3. "Trollope's Barchester Towers is a picture of common life enlivened by
humour
and
sweetened
by
pathos."
Substantiate.
4. Critically examine the significance of Egdon Heath in Thomas Hardy's
Return
of
the
Native.
5. Examine in detail the picaresque elements in Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
6. Critically evaluate how Jane Austen has integrated social concerns of her age
in
Pride
and
Prejudice.
(i)
Revival
of
Twentieth
Century
Interest
in
Trollope
(ii) The Rendering of Male Characters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
(iii)
Hardy's
Pessimism
(iv) Dickens' Narrative Style
9. YEAR 2011
1. How far do you think that the ending of George Eliot's Adam Bede is
effective?
2. Critically examine the events and characters in Jane Austen's Pride and
Prejudice
in
the
light
of
the
title
of
the
novel.
3. Discuss Trollope's presentation of character and setting in Barchester
Towers.
4. "The presence of the vast passionless heath puts the human movements into
perspective as the senseless hurrying of arts". Discuss with reference to
Thomas Hardy's presentation of Egdon Heath in Return of the Native.
5. Critically analyze Dickens' narrative technique and style in A Tale of Two
Cities.
6. Compare and contrast the Bennet sisters in Jane Austen's Pride and
Prejudice.
(i)
Hardy's
Fatalism
(ii)
A
Character
Sketch
of
Elizabeth
Bennet
(iii)
Characterization
in
Trollope
(iv) Dickens' Humour
10. YEAR 2012

1. Trollope's there in Barchester Towers is "The world and the way of the
world".
Discuss.
2. Critically analyze the male characters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
3. "Of all George Eliot's novels Adam Bede possesses the most clearly
discernible
pattern."
Elaborate.
4. In A Tale of Two Cites, Dickens revealed some of the horrors of the living
conditions
of
those
times.
Substantiate.
5. Discuss the fatalistic elements in Hardy's Return of the Native and highlight
other
elements
of
his
vision.
6. Egdon Heath is a symbol of an indifferent universe. Do you agree?
(i)
Trollope
The
True
Successor
to
Fielding
(ii)
Jane
Austen's
Heroine
in
Pride
and
Prejudice
(iii)
George
Eliot's
Vision
(iv) Dickens' Narrative Style
11. YEAR 2013

Summaries
and
plot
analysis
should
be
avoided.
1. "The major theme of Barchester Towers by Trollope is the ongoing struggle
between the conservative and liberal. Discuss with reference to characterisation
and
setting.
2. Through four marriages in Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen defines good
and
bad
reason
for
marriage.
Discuss.
3. Would it be pertinent to interpret George Eliot's Adam Bede as an attainment
of
a
better
understanding
of
life?
4. Death and resurrection are the major concerns in Dickens' novel "A Tale of
Two
Cities".
Critically
analyse.
5. 'Eustacia Vye is a born romantic of odds with her environment'. Discuss with
reference
to
Hardy's
Return
of
the
Native.
6. Hardy's chief weakness in plot arises from the view of causality. Substantiate
with
reference
to
Return
of
the
Native.
(i) George Eliot's Intimate Knowledge of Country Life and Interests
(ii)
Dickens'
Novels
Live
Through
His
Characterization
(iii) Public and Society Activity in Trollope's Barchester Towers
(iv) Element of Satire in Austen's Pride and Prejudice
12. YEAR 2014

1. "The plot of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE has an exactness of structure and
symmetry
of
form."
Discuss.
2. "Though born on the Heath, Eustacia was emotionally alien to it." Comment.
3. How does Dickens deal with the theme of Death and Resurrection in A
TALE
OF
TWO
CITIES?
4. "Jane Austen was a moralist of eighteenth century". Do you agree with this
statement.
5. Discuss the significance of the fact that Trollope's novel BARCHESTER
TOWERS is told from the third person omniscient point of view.

6. Trace the development of Adam Bede's self-realization through a process of
emotional
turmoil
within
him.
(i)
Methodism
in
Adam
Bede
(ii)
Jane
Austen's
Morality
(iii)
Thomas
Hardy's
Concept
of
Tragedy
(iv) Objects and Places in Barchester Towers
13. YEAR 2015

1. "Jane Austen described life as a matrimonial game". How far do you agree
with this statement based on "Pride and Prejudice"?
2. To what extent is Eustacia Vye responsible for the tragedy in Hardy's "The
Return of the Native"?
3. Describe George Eliot's art of characterization with special reference to
Adam Bede.
4. "Power and ambition are the key-notes in the novel "Barchester Towers".
How far do you agree with this point of view?
5. Discuss "A Tale of Two Cities" as a historical novel.
6. What role do superstitions, pagan culture and fantasy play in Hardy's "The
Return of the Native?
(i) The Role of Nature in Hardy's "The Return of the Native"
(ii) The Role of Women in "Barchester Towers"
(iii) George Eliot's Morality
(iv) Theme of Social Justice in "A Tale of Two Cities"
PAPER IV - PROSE
1. YEAR 2003
1. Bacon's pragmatism and worldly wisdom temper his philosophy throughout.
Elaborate.
2. Swift has been charged with misanthropy. Uphold or refute the charge with
concrete evidence from his works, especially, "Gulliver's Travels".
3. What safeguards does Russell suggest against a teacher's becoming a tool in
the hands of governments and how far are they adequate?
4. Write your own view of poetry in the light of Seamus Heaney's views.
5. Write a comprehensive essay on stylistic qualities of Bacon's essays.
6. What, according to Edward Said, is culture and what, imperialism and how
does
he
relate
the
two?
7. Which of the prose writers included in your course is your favourite, and
why?
2. YEAR 2004

1. Bacon is more a man of the word than a philosopher in his essays. Do you
agree?
Illustrate
your
answer.
2. Political satire in the first two parts of Gulliver's Travels is interesting as
well
as
instructive.
Elaborate.
3. From your reading of Gulliver's Travels what impression have you formed of
Swift's attitude towards mankind? Would you describe him as a misanthrope?
4. Do you think Seamus Heaney has succeeded in making out a good cause in
favour
of
poetry
in
this
post
modern
age
of
ours?
5. Do you think Bertrand Russell's proposal for the establishment of a world
government
is
desirable,
or
even
tenable?
6. In how many ways have ideas concerned with moral and politics, according
to
Bertrand
Russell,
helped
mankind?
7. To how many classical English novelists does Edward Said refer in his
introduction to cultural and imperialism; in what context and a what purpose.
3. YEAR 2005
1. What idea do you form a Bacon's learning and scholarship and political
views
after
your
study
of
his
essays?
2. "Swift was the greatest satirist in an age of satire". Elaborate with special
reference to the first two voyages of "Gulliver's Travels".
3. Reproduce Huxley's basic contention in 'The Education of an Amphibian'.
4. Affirm or refute Russell's bid to justify the winning of happiness in this
raving,
reeling
age
of
ours.
5. Write a detailed note on Strachy as a Biographer. How did he improve upon
this
art?
6. Compare and contrast between styles of Bacon and Swift.
7. Make a good case in favour of Huxley as your ideal prose writer.
4. YEAR 2006
1. With Bacon does the new ear of English prose start. Elaborate with reference
to
his
essays.
2. His satire grows more and more bitter as Swift progresses from book to book
of
his
'Gulliver's
Travels'.
Discuss.
3. Swift devised a prose style that suited his purpose very well. Elaborate with
special
reference
to
his
Gulliver's
Travels.
4. Can ideas, good or bad, be so effective as Bertrand Russell has claimed?
Make out a case for or against in the light of his 'Unpopular Essays'.
5. How far has Edward Said succeeded in stripping the mask from the ugly face
of Imperialism? Elaborate with special reference to his Introduction to Culture
and
Imperialism
6. Poetry is as much relevant as ever even in this highly industrialized age of
ours.
Discuss
with
reference
to
Seamus
Heaney.
7. Trace the development of English Prose from Bacon to Seamus Heaney.
5. YEAR 2007

1. Nowhere is Bacon so fascinating, so incisive, so personally involved as his
'Of
Studies'.
Elaborate.
2. Swift's Travel to Laputa my or may not be stillbirth but it contains, the same
flair and the same flame as the rest of 'Gulliver's Travels'. Elaborate.
3. Even when theoretic and imaginative, Russell never departs from practicality
and empiricism. Elaborate with special reference to his Unpopular Essays.
4. What is the main crux of Edward Said's contention in his introduction to
'Culture
and
Imperialism'?
5. Seamus Heaney not only theorizes but also illustrates and substantiates his
contention.
Elaborate.
6. Swift is not a reformer but a demolisher. Discuss with reference to his
works,
especially
'Gulliver's
Travels'.
7. Russell's views on teaching and education have been of immense use down
the years. Elaborate with special reference to his Unpopular Essays.
6. YEAR 2008
1. Discuss Bacon as one of the important European philosophers. Produce
evidence
from
his
Essays.
2. What are the literary techniques Swift draws upon to downscale man and his
achievements?
3. What are the practical difficulties in employing ideal teachers and how can
they be overcome? Discuss with reference to Russell's 'Unpopular Essays'.
4. What evidence does Edward Said produce to condemn Imperialism as an
evil?
5. How does poetry, according to Seamus Heaney, redress social, economic and
cultural
ills?
6. Discuss Russell's Essays in terms of their relevance to the development of
human beings in terms of becoming more practical and rational creatures.
7. Write a comprehensive note on Bacon's prose style.
7. YEAR 2009
1. Bacon was nothing if not a pragmatist who based his ethical prescription on
a
sound
knowledge
of
human
nature.
Elaborate.
2. Arguing from your study of 'Gulliver's Travels', discuss Swift as a wounded
moralist
who
never
forgave
the
world.
3. What according to Bertrand Russel is the necessary connection between
philosophy
and
politics?
4. Highlight the main points that Edward Said makes in the introduction to
'Culture
and
Imperialism'.
5. Poetry will never become irrelevant. What case does Seamus Heaney make
out
in
this
regard
in
his
'Redress
of
Poetry'?
6. Compare and contrast prose styles of Bacon and Swift.
7. Survey the development of English Prose during the eighteenth century.
8. YEAR 2010

1. Bacon claimed that he had taken all knowledge to be his province. Uphold or
reject
this
claim
with
solid
arguments
from
his
essays.
2. How far would the lot of humanity have changed if men had adopted
absolute rationality of Houyhnhnms? Discuss with reference to 'Gulliver's
Travels'.
3. Can we check the social, economic and political decline if we succeed in
making our teachers impartial and neutral in the real sense of the word?
Elaborate
with
reference
to
Russell's
'Unpopular
Essays'.
4. What does Edward Said men when he talks of the dominating and the
dominated
cultures?
Is
it
still
the
same?
5. Does poetry really balance and counterweight even in the present day world
as claimed by Seamus Heaney in his 'Redress of Poetry'?
6. Write a detailed note on 17th century prose, especially non-fictional.
7. Why is Bacon's prose style called aphoristic?
9. YEAR 2011
1. Bacon stands out among English moralists on more counts than one.
Elaborate
with
special
reference
to
his
essays.
2. Produce evidence from Gulliver's Travels, especially Book IV to prove of
disprove
that
Swift
was
a
misanthrope.
3. Russell was apposed to all obscurantism, mysticism and dogmatism. How
far has he incorporated this approach in his 'Unpopular Essays'?
4. Can we take 'Redress of Poetry' by Heaney as yet another defense of poetry
in the long row of such books, or is it something different, something more
elaborate,
something
more
eloquent?
5. How powerfully has Said presented the case of colonised nations in his 'An
Introduction
to
Culture
and
Imperialism"?
6. Compare and contrast the prose style of Bacon and Swift.
7. Write a detailed note on 17th century prose touching upon those writers who
are not included in your course.
10. YEAR 2012

1. In "Of Marriage and Single Life", Bacon talks of both in favour of married
as well as single life. Discuss the arguments which he gives in favour of
married
as
well
as
single
life.
2. Would you agree with the opinion that the first three parts of Gulliver's
Travels show Gulliver's degeneration while the fourth part shows his
regeneration? Give evidence from the text to prove or disapprove.
3. Discuss the "The Ideas that have Helped Mankind" as discussed by Russell.
4. According to Heaney, poetry should aim at an "inclusive consciousness".
What examples of such poetry does he include in "The Redress of Poetry"?
5. Explain the central thesis of "Culture and Imperialism".
6. Of all the prose writers included in your syllabus, whom do you like the
most?
Give
solid
reasons
for
your
choice.
7. Do you think that prose is more powerful medium of communication than
poetry or not?
11. YEAR 2013

1. analyze in detail the relationship between parents and children as discussed
by
Francis
Bacon.
2. Write a detailed appraisal of Swift's versatility as a satirist as revealed in
Gulliver's
Travels.
3. Russell says, "I have spoken of liberty as a good, but it is not absolute good".
Tell
why,
keeping
in
mind
The
Future
of
Mankind.
4. How does Seamus Heaney prove in The Redress of Poetry that the coordinates of the imagined thing correspond to and allow us to contemplate the
complex
burden
of
our
own
experience?
5. How does Edward Said prove that imperialism goes beyond political and
economic domination and stays in the most subtle way in culture?
6. Reaching "a great place" and "sustaining a great place" both are difficult.
Discuss
with
reference
to
Of
Great
Place.
7. "Prose is a language of reason, poetry of emotion". Elaborate this statement
with reference to the prose-writers that you have studied so far.
12. YEAR 2014

1. Bring out the rationale of Bacon against "Of Superstition".
2. Write a comprehensive note on different satirical devices used by Swift in
Gulliver's
Travels.
3. What safeguards does Russell suggest against a teacher becoming a tool in
the
hands
of
government
in
"Functions
of
Teacher".
4. Discuss in detail Edward Said's arguments about how culture is used to
promote
interests
of
Imperial
Powers.
5. How does Seamus Heaney prove in the essay "The Redress of Poetry" that
poetry
brings
human
existence
into
a
fuller
life?
6. What are the benefits and drawbacks of rising to a great place? Discuss in
light
of
Bacon's
"Of
Great
Place".
7. Compare and contrast the stylistic features of Swift and Bacon.
13.
YEAR
2015

1. After reading Bacon's essays, do you think that you could trace a philosophy
of
life.
Discuss
with
reference
to
Bacon.
2. A satirist is a perfectionist. Discuss with reference to Swift.
3. Elaborate the ideas that according to Russel have harmed mankind.
4. How can we resist cultural imperialism in the modern times. Take Said's
theoretical position and develop your own narrative of resistance.
5. Is it the function of the poet to redress through poetry? What are your views?
6. Which part of the voyage in "Gulliver's Travels" is interesting to you and
why?
7. Discuss Russell's prose style.
PAPER V - AMERICAN
LITERATURE
1. YEAR 2003
1. What is the symbolic significance of the title 'Jazz' by Toni Morrison?
2. Write a critical appreciation of Sylvia Plath's poem The Bee Meeting.
3. Discuss Hemingway's fictional technique with particular reference to 'For
Whom
the
Bell
Tolls'.
4. What has The Crucible to tell us about the relationship between the
individual
and
society?
5. Write a detailed account of some of the themes that are dominant in
Adrienne
Rich's
poetry.
6. What devices does O'Neill employ in The Mourning Become Electra
(Homecoming) to express his sense of unreal behind what we call reality?
7.
Critically
analyze
ONE
of
the
following.
(i)
Richard
Wilbur's
"Still,
Citizen
Sparrow"
(ii)
John
Ashberry's
"Melodic
Trains"
Keeping in view the theme, language and imagery used by the poet.
2. YEAR 2004
1. Discuss the context and significance of the women characters in Toni
Morrison's
novel
Jazz.
2. What are some of the dominant features of 20th century American Poetry
that are reflected in the work of John Ashbury and Richard Wilbur? Discuss
with
reference
to
the
poems
you
have
read.
3. Write a critical appreciation of one of the following poems:
(i)
Aunt
Jennifer's
Tiger
by
Adrienne
Rich
(ii)
Poppies
in
October
by
Sylvia
Plath
4. Mourning Becomes Electra is concerned with the fated family of the
mannons.
Discuss.
5. Discuss Robert Jordan as typical Hemingway hero in For Whom the Bell
Tolls.
6. Discuss the significance of the title of the play The Crucible by Arthur
Miller.
7. Write a detailed account of some of the themes that are dominant in Sylvia
Plath's poems.
3. YEAR 2005
1. The novel 'Jazz' by Toni Morrison reflects the complexities of urban life.
Illustrate
the
statement.
2. Write a comprehensive note on the theme of Feminism as treated by Sylvia
Plath
and
Adrienne
Rich
in
their
poems.
3. Critically evaluate any ONE of the following poems:
(i)
After
the
last
Bulletin
by
Richard
Wilbur
(ii)
Melodic
Train
by
John
Ashbury
4. In Mourning Becomes Electra pat is synonymous with fate. Elaborate the
statement.
5. Discuss the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls as a critical analysis of the
behaviour of human beings under turbulent conditions of war.
6. Do you regard Abigail Williams as a victim or vamp. Base your arguments
on
textual
evidence.
7. Discuss the major themes in the poetry of Sylvia Plath.
4. YEAR 2006
1. Toni Morrison has used the subject of Jazz music as a metaphor for the ever
changing conditions of African-American life in the 1920s and as a reflection
of the perpetual human struggle between right and wrong. Elaborate.
2. Sylvia Plath exposes her subjectivity in terms of objectivity. Illustrate the
statement with reference to her poems you have studied.
3. Critically evaluate any ONE of the following poems"
(i)
Poppies
in
October
by
Sylvia
Plath
(ii)
The
Painter
by
John
Ashbury
4. Discuss the mother and daughter's relationship in Mourning Becomes
Electra
by
Eugene
O'Neil.
5. Discuss Jordan's relationship with Maria. Do you find Maria a convincing
character?
6. John Proctor stands unique amongst Miller's Creations not because of any
inherent superiority but because of the intensity of his moral response. Justify
it.
7. Discuss the major themes in the poetry of John Ashbury.
5. YEAR 2007
1. Critically evaluate any ONE of the following poems:
(i)
Marginalia
by
Richard
Wilbur
(ii)
Morning
Song
by
Sylvia
Plath
2. Describe the main elements of modernity in the poetry of Richard Wilbur.
Elaborate with examples from his poems of your syllabus.
3. Discuss the main themes in the work of John Ashbury.
4. What is the symbolic significance of the title "Jazz" by Toni Morrison?
5. Discuss 'Mourning Becomes Electra' as a tragedy in modern sense.
6. John Proctor stands unique amongst Miller's creation not because of any
inherent superiority but because of the intensity of his moral response. Justify
it.
7. Discuss Robert Jordan as Hemingway's tragic hero.
6. YEAR 2008
1.
Critically
evaluate
ONE
of
the
following
poems:
(i)
Aunt
Jennifer's
Tigers
by
Adrienne
Rich
(ii)
Still
Citizen
Sparrow
by
Richard
Wilbur
2. How does John Ashbury explores the relationship between art and reality.
Explain
with
reference
to
the
poem
"The
Painter".
3. Discuss the use of imagery in Plath's poetry with reference to the poems you
have
read.
4. Joni Morrison weaves multiple strands of black experience into the narrative
structure of 'Jazz'. Pick one strand and comment critically on its connection
with
the
lives
of
Joe
and
Violot.
5. Discuss in detail the symbolic significance of the Mannon Houre in
'Mourning
Becomes
Electra'.
6. Explore the roles of Tibute, the Putnams, Reverend Paris and Abigail in
terms of how they trigger and fuel conflict in 'The Crucible'
7. Write a detailed critical note on Robert Jordan's character in Hemingway's
'For Whom the Bell Tolls'.
7. YEAR 2009
1.
Critically
evaluate
ONE
of
the
following
poems:
(i)
Melodic
Train
by
John
Ashbery
(ii)
After
the
Last
Bulletin
by
Richard
Wilbur
2. Write a detailed note on the feminist themes in Diving into the Wreck by
Adrienne
Rich.
3. Discuss the confessional element in the two Bee Poems by Sylvia Plath.
4. What is the symbolic significance of the title of Jazz (Toni Morrison)
5. Discuss O'Neil as a pioneer in the use of myths on the modern stage with
close
reference
to
the
play
Mourning
Becomes
Electra.
6. 'Varied intense drama'. Justify this estimate of Miller's play The Crucible.
7. Can Hemingway be discussed as being sentimentally obsessed with
violence. Discuss with close reference to the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls.
8. YEAR 2010
1. The most forceful theme can be conveyed through the images in a poem.
Elaborate with close reference to a least TWO poems from your course.
2. Write a detailed critical note on Final Notation by Adrienne Rich.
3.
Critically
evaluate
the
poem
Your
by
Sylvia
Plath.
4. Discuss the character and role of Dorcas and Felice. By what particular
devices and effects does Morrison portray them in her novel Jazz?
5. O'Neil's Mourning Becomes Electra is a tragic melodrama of heroic
proportions.
Elaborate.
6. Arthur Miller's The Crucible exemplifies his contention that tragedy is
possible in the modern theatre and that its proper hero is the common man.
Discuss
in
detail.
7. Discuss Jordan's relationship with Maria in Hemingway's For Whom the
Bell Tolls. Do you find Maria a convincing character?
9. YEAR 2011
1. Choose two poems from your course and explain in detail how poets give us
a fresh view of things through the use of poetic language.
2.
Write
a
critical
note
no
Painter
by
John Ashbury.
3. Critically evaluate the poem Still Citizen Sparrow by Richard Wilbur.

4. Discuss the symbolic significance of the title Jazz by Morrison.
5. What are the main thematic concerns that Miller explores in the play The
Crucible?
6. "A harrowing domestic tragedy, the play offers a clear insight into human
psyche." Discuss with close reference to the play Mourning Becomes Electra.
7. Hemingway has been praised by critics for his meticulous craftsmanship and
dramatic understatement. Illustrate these qualities by referring closely to the
novel For Whom the Bell Tolls.
10. YEAR 2012

1. Preciseness of expression and vividness of language are features of many
poems. Show by reference to TWO poems the truth of this statement.
2. By referring closely to Rich's poems prescribed in the syllabus discuss which
TWO
poems
are
typical
of
her
poetic
attitude?
3.
Critically
evaluate
the
poem
Ariel
by
Sylvia
Plath.
4. Do you consider Morrison's novel 'Jazz' to be more optimistic than
pessimistic?
5. Write a detailed note on the characterization technique employed by Miller
in
his
play
"The
Crucible".
6. When O'Neil received the Noble Prize for literature in 1936, the official
statement honored him as a writer who 'has been successful in interpreting
universal human experiences in terms of the drama'. Amplify this statement by
referring closely to the play "Mourning Becomes Electra".
7. Discuss Hemingway's novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" as a study of
disillusionment.
11. YEAR 2013

1. The most forceful theme can be conveyed through the imagery of a poem.
Discuss with close reference to at least two poems from your course.
2. By referring closely to Plath's poems prescribed in the syllabus, discuss
which
two
poems
are
typical
of
her
poetic
attitude?
3. Write a detailed note on the dominant thematic concern in Adrienne Rich's
poem
Final
Notation.
4. Discuss the character and role of Violet in the novel Jazz (Morrison). By
what particular devices and effects is she conveyed? How much sympathy do
you
have
for
her?
5. The freedom which the technique of Expressionism allowed Miller to
express some of his thematic concerns artistically is clearly evident in the play
The
Crucible.
Discuss.
6. "O'Neil's Placing a Greek theme in the middle of the last century has written
the most modern of all his plays." Discuss the play Mourning Becomes Electra
in
the
light
of
this
statement.
7. The book begins and ends with the same image of Robert Jordan lying on
the forest floor. Critics attribute this to the underlying circular nature of the
book. Discuss why Hemingway adopted his technique in For Whom the Bell
Tolls.
12. YEAR 2014

1. Discuss Richard Wiber as an urban poet with reference to his poems you
have read.
2. Critically evaluate Aunt Jennifer's Tigers by Adrienne Rich.
3. Write a critical appraisal of Sylvia Plath's poem Poppies in October.
4. Analyse the character and role of Joe. Trace in JAZZ by Toni Morrison.
5. "Trial" and "Judgment" act as transmitters of public heat in The Crucible by
Arthur Miller. Discuss.
6. Silence speaks out volumes and drives people mad in Mourning Becomes
Electra by O'Neil. Discuss the statement with due textual support.
7. Earnest Hemingway is famous for his condensed, crisp and journalistic style
of writing. Discuss the narrative techniques he uses in For Whom the Bell
Tolls.
13. YEAR 2015

1. Write a detailed critical appreciation of the poem "Still Citizen Sparrow" by
Richard Wilbur.
2. What is the main theme of the poem "Aunt Jenifer's Tigers" by Adrienne
Rich?
3. Write a critical appraisal of Sylvia Plath's poem "Bee Meeting".
4. "Jazz" is about race and slavery. Comment.
5. "The Crucible" is a play about moral conscience, free will and fate. Discuss.
6. "Mourning Becomes Electra" can be called a modern tragedy. Elucidate.
7. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is about man's struggle to find meanings in a
world dominated by chaos and disorder.

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PAPER I - CLASSICAL POETRY

7. Compare and contrast the Knight with Parson in the Prologue.

sensibility, Milton's concept of man-woman relationship does not. Do you

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(v) But she that taught me love and suffer pain

4. Discuss the tragic aspects of Shakespeare's play Othello. What

upper reaches of English society, how far would you agree?

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PAPER III - NOVEL

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6. "Pride in the main characters, and lack of it in Austen's minor characters is a

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TOWERS is told from the third person omniscient point of view.

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Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.

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3. Critically evaluate the poem Still Citizen Sparrow by Richard Wilbur.

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