LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
DM 46
LE 1015 / LE 1020 – SHAKESPEARE
Date : 02-05-08
Time : 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
SECTION – A
Answer any FOUR of the following in about 499 words each.
(4x20=80 marks)
1. Justify the title Much Ado About Nothing.
2. Examine aspects of domestic tragedy in Othello.
3. Do you think the tragedy of Othello would not have happened if he had been a white man?
4. Discuss the theme of love in Antony and Cleopatra.
5. Do you agree that Cleopatra is one of the strongest women Shakespeare has created?
6. Discuss the relation between Miranda and Ferdinand in The Tempest.
7. Comment on the character of Prospero in The Tempest
SECTION - B
Answer the following in about 400 words
8. Account for the continuing popularity of Shakespeare.
(1x20=20 marks)