LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
EL 4800/ LE 1020 - SHAKESPEARE
Date : 03-05-08
Time : 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
DM 47
Max. : 100 Marks
Part A
Interpret the following passages and fix the context.
10 x 2 = 20
1. ‘Tis time I should inform thee farther.
Lend thy hand, and pluck my magic garment from me.
2. O most dear mistress,
The sun will set before I shall discharge What I must strive to do.
3. I did say so,
When first I raised the tempest.
4. He hath an uncle here in messina will be very much glad of it.
5. We must follow the leaders.
6. Age cannot wither her
Nor custom stale her infinite variety
7. Why is my lord enraged against his love?
8. ‘Tis well I am found by you
I will but spend a word here in the house.
9. By the world,
I think my wife be honest, and think she is not
10. Cousin, there’s fall’n between him and my lord.
Part B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 150 words each. ( 5 x 8 = 40)
11. Comment on the opening scenes of the plays of Shakespeare.
12. Discuss Much ado about nothing as Shakespeare’s early play.
13. Describe the circumstances that go against Desdemona.
14. Write on the theme of Winter’s Tale.
15. Justify the villainy of Iago.
16. Do you agree to the view that Shakespeare has mastered in the tragedies?
Give reasons to your answer.
17. What kind of relationship does Prospero maintain with Caliban?
Part C
Answer the following in about 500 words each. ( 2 x 20 = 40)
18. Bring out the contrasting characteristics of Desdemona and Cleopatra.
(or)
Attempt a comparative study of the characters Antony and Othello.
19. Write on the significance of the title Much ado about Nothing.
(or)
Shakespeare presents a higher level of sorrow and pain in the play
Othello than in other tragedies.Illustrate.
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