22102804

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UNDER GRADUATE (CBCS) REGULAR EXAMINATIONS, AUGUST 2022

Fourth Semester
Common Course I - EN4CCT08 - ENGLISH-REVISITING THE CLASSICS
For all Model I B.Com programmes
For Regular Candidates : 2020 Admission Only

For Private Candidates : 2017 Admission Onwards

CED85BFA
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80
Instructions to Private Candidates Only : This question paper contains two sections.Answer Section I
questions in the answer book provided. Section II, Internal Examination questions must be answered in the
question paper itself.Follow the detailed instructions given under Section II

       Section I
Part A
Answer any ten questions.
Each question carries 2 marks.
 

1.   Who was Laertus? What was his condition?

2.   What happens to the fair noon in the poem Lovely is Youth?

3.   Why is youth compared to a sweet smell?

4.   How will the wisdom of wise men be judged after their death?

5.   Who was Balthasar? What was his purpose in coming to the court?

6.   How is Shylock defeated by Balthasar?

7.   What was Shylock's reason for rejecting a surgeon for Antonio?

8.   Who was called Machuca?

9.   Why was no one able to stop the battle between the Basque and Quixote?

10.   Why did Don Quixote not want to sleep at night or eat breakfast?

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 11.   Which characters does the title Pride and Prejudice refer to?

12.   Who is Charlotte Lucas?

(10×2=20)
Part B
Answer any six questions.
Each question carries 5 marks.
 

13.   Describe the condition of Laertus.

14.   What was the effect of the she-wolf on Dante?

15.   Discuss the animal symbolism in Canto I of Inferno.

16.   Why do you think Juliet is against Romeo's name?

17.   The atmosphere of mutual admiration in the balcony scene creates a sense of equality
between the lovers. Explain.

18.   Examine the selfless friendship of Antonio and Bassanio.

19.   Valjean’s treatment of Petit Gervais.

20.   What changes come in Jean Valjean after the incident with Petit Gervais?

21.   Importance of the opening sentence of the novel Pride and Prejudice.
(6×5=30)
Part C
Answer any two questions.
Each question carries 15 marks.
 

22.   Why is the poet in despair? How does he overcome his grief and disappointment in life in
the poem On His Blindness?

23.   What is Milton's philosophy of life as represented in the poem On His Blindness?

24.   What happens in the balcony scene in the play Romeo and Juliet?

25.   Briefly narrate the encounter between Jean Valjean and the Bishop.
(2×15=30)

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