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DA-118
December-2018
M.A., Sem.-I
401 : English
(History of English Literature 1500 – 1660)

Time : 2:30 Hours] [Max. Marks : 70

Instruction : Attempt all questions.
1. (A) Write a detailed note on the various characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy as

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(B) “Othello is a domestic tragedy elevated to Universal stage by the perfect
craftsmanship of Shakespeare.” – Discuss.

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(A) “Of all the forms of poetry the epic has been the rarest and the noblest,
embodying immeasurably profound values of life.” Discuss.
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(B) C.M. Bowra writes that “When Milton decided to write a heroic epic in the
traditional manner with a new purpose, he could hardly avoid altogether the old
type of hero. In Satan Milton displays various qualities that belong to the old
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type.” Elaborate.

3. (A) Write Short Notes on any one : 7

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(1) Arcadia
(2) Volpone
(3) Spanish Tragedy
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(B) Answer in brief (Any Four) : 8

(1) Attempt a brief note on the tragic flaw of Shakespearean protagonist.
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(2) Discuss briefly lago’s motive for revenge.

(3) Comment on the last scene of Othello.
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(4) List the classical epics along with their authors.

(5) Write a brief note on similes used in Paradise Lost Book 1.
(6) Briefly discuss the epic conventions that we see in Paradise Lost.

4. Write the correct option (Any 15) : 15

(1) Renaissance tragedy adopted the Aristotelian notion of ______.
(A) Reversal (B) Plot
(C) Hamartia (D) The three unities

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 (2) A.C. Bardley divides tragedy into an/a _____ of the state of affairs.
(A) Exposition (B) Representation
(C) Analyses (D) Classification
(3) There is an absolute lack of ______ in Shakespearean plays.
(A) Comic relief (B) Poetic Justice
(C) Entertainment (D) Morality
(4) Coleridge says that Shakespearean tragedies have a _______ quality.
(A) Natural (B) Antique (C) Prophetic (D) Historical
(5) Othello is a play that derives its plot from Giraldi’s play titled _________.
(A) DegliHecotammithi (B) Cingona
(C) Floria (D) Medora
(6) Othello is easily swayed by lago’s insinuation because of his own__________.
(A) Stupidity (B) Jealousy (C) Insecurity (D) Depravity
(7) Brabantio warns Othello that Desdemona has already committed ____

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disobedience.
(A) Matrilineal (B) Filial (C) Marital (D) Brotherly

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(8) Othello grieves at the end of the play that he “loved not wisely, but too _____”.
(A) Forcefully (B) Strongly (C) Passionately (D) Well
(9) A Classical Epic is described as a long ______ poem.

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(A) Descriptive (B) Narrative
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In a Classical Epic there is a long list called epic ______.
(A) Catalogues
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(B) Directories (C) Similes
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(D) Invocation
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(11) The epic ______ leads to the causes of the main action of the epic.
(A) Repetition (B) Invocation (C) Question (D) Argument
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(12) Why are there exaggerations in an epic ?

(A) To make the hero look larger than life.
(B) To make divine look more human.
(C) To bridge the gap between the divine and human.
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(D) To bring comic relief.

(13) Milton’s Paradise Lost has two arcs, one is about Satan the other is about
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________.
(A) Good and Evil (B) Pagan Gods
(C) Fallen Angels (D) Adam and Eve
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(14) Paradise Lost is a different kind of an epic, it is a ______ epic.

(A) Religious (B) Domestic (C) Divine (D) Social
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(15) Who said that “Milton was in Devil’s party without knowing it” ?
(A) W.B. Yeats (B) William Shakespeare
(C) William Blake (D) T.S. Eliot
(16) The fallen angel who is second in command in Hell is called ______.
(A) Peter (B) Leviathan (C) Lucifer (D) Beelzebub
(17) John Leonard interpreted the “impious war” between Heaven and Hell as a/an.
(A) Civil War (B) Evil War (C) Final Battle (D) Dubious Battle
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