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(Autonomous), Chennai – 600 034 M.A LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034 M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2018 18/17/16PEL1MC01 – BRITISH DRAMA Date: 22-10-2018 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks Time: 01:00-04:00 SECTION – A PART - A I Answer any TW0 of the following in about 200 words each. (2x10=20) 1. Comment on the structure of the play Doctor Faustus. 2. Attempt a critical analysis of the temptations faced by Becket in Murder in the Cathedral. 3. Discuss Jonson’s art of characterization in Every Man in his Humour. 4. Attempt a character sketch of Joan. PART - B II Answer the following in about 400 words each. (2x15=30) 5. a) Is Faustus' damnation tragic or an act of justice? Discuss in detail. (OR) b) Do you think the grandeur of tragic hero is missing in Doctor Faustus? Justify your answer. 6. a) ) Attempt a study of the use of symbolism and imagery in Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral. (OR) b) Attempt a study of the theme of Martyrdom in Murder in the Cathedral. SECTION – B PART - A I Answer any TW0 of the following in about 200 words each. (2x10=20) 1. Comment on the triangular relationship among Constanze and Mozart and his dad in Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus. 2. Examine the play Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of being Earnest as a play of funny relationships. 3. Analyze critically the tormenters treatment of Stanley in Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party. 4. How do the themes and concepts of music love, freedom and liberation merge in Tom Stoppard’s Rock n Roll? PART - B II Answer the following in about 400 words each. (2x15=30) 5. a) Explore the theme of jealousy and mediocrity that exists throughout the play Amadeus (OR) b) Elaborate Salieri’s strategies and the manner their execution to destroy the life and fame of Mozart in Amadeus. 6. a) Explain the play The Importance of being Earnest as a story of humorous and funny love affairs. (OR) b) Analyse the play The Importance of Being Earnest as a Victorian social satire. --------------------------------- .
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