PART – A

I. Answer any FIVE of the following in not less than 75 words. 5X4=20
(Attempt 3 annotations and any 2 short answer questions of your choice)

1. “Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,

And burnt the topless towers of Ilium—"

2. “And, to conclude, when all the world dissolves,

And every creature shall be purified,
All places shall be hell that is not heaven.”

3. “Why should you love him whom the world hates so?
Because he love me more than all the world.”

4. “What doctrine call you this? Che serà, serà: What will be, shall be!
Divinity, adieu! These metaphysics of magicians
And necromantic books are heavenly”

5. “My four and twenty years of liberty

I’ll spend in pleasure and in dalliance.”

Answer 2 short answer questions from the following.

6. Describe the role played by the Good and Evil Angels in Dr. Faustus.
7. Discuss the effective handling of the main and sub-plots in King Lear.
8. Comment on comic scenes of Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek.
9. Bring out the significance of play within the play in Hamlet?
10. What is the main theme of Volpone by Ben Jonson?

PART – B
I. Answer any FIVE of the following in not less than 75 words. 5x8=40

Unit - I
11. (a) Write an essay on the characteristic features of the Elizabethan Age.
(Or)
(b) Define Sonnet and discuss its evolution and types and forms.
 Unit - II
12. (a) RM Dawkins said, “Faustus is a Renaissance man who had to pay the medieval
price for being one.” - Justify.
(Or)
(b) Discuss the role played by Mephistopheles in hastening the damnation of Dr.
Faustus.

Unit - III
13. (a) Elaborate how “Lear is more sinned against than sinning.”
(Or)
(b) Comment on the comedy generated by the mistaken identify in Twelfth Night.

Unit - IV
14. (a) Trace the factors that establish Tempest as a mature play of Shakespeare.
(Or)
(b) “To be or not to be.” - Elaborate the reasons for Hamlet’s indecisiveness.

Unit - V
15. (a) “Disguises can reveal more truth than they conceal.” - What extent can you
apply this to Jonson’s Volone?
(Or)
(b) How does Jonson reconcile the facts that Volpone is both a mouthpiece for his
satirical messages and an object lesson?
 Scheme of Valuation and hints.

 answers which are of sufficient length, highly relevant, accurate and pointed to the
question may be awarded between 85-90%
 Answers which are hazy and occasionally touching the point, vague and highly
generalized in nature may be awarded 40%.
 Examiners should judge the answer and award marks taking into account the
expression, clarity and focus of the candidate.