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A English ( Part - 1) Questions for MA English (Part 1)

Paper 1 - Classical Poetry
1. Chaucer - The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales i. ii. iii. iv. v. Chaucers Humour / Satire / Irony Chaucers art of Characterization Chaucer as a modern poet (humour, secularism etc.) Chaucers ecclesiastical characters (Churchs hypocrisy, Comparison contrast !et"een the characters) Chaucers female characters

#. Ale an!er Pope " #ape of the $oc% i. ii. iii. iv. v. $%ape of the &oc'( as social satire $%ape of the &oc'( as comic epic / moc' epic )se of machinery (Supernatural elements etc.) *opes attitude to"ards "omen (+elindas character, Social satire) ,oral of the $%ape of the &oc'(

-. Milton " Para!ise $ost i. ii. iii. iv. v. ,iltons .rand style *ortrayal of Satan in $*aradise &ost( /ho is the hero of *aradise &ost0 Character s'etch of 1dam Character s'etch of 2ve

&' (urrey ) *yatt i. ii. iii. Surrey /yatts contri!ution of 2n.lish *oetry Surrey /yatt as Sonnet "riters (Comparison and Contrast) Critical appreciation of their Sonnets

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1' (ophocles " .e!ipus #e i. ii. iii. iv. Concept of 3ate 3ree "ill / 3ate Character 4edipus as a tra.ic Hero / 4edipus Hamartia Irony in 4edipus %ole of Chorus

+' Marlo/ " ,r' 0austus i. ii. iii. iv. v. $5r. 3austus( as a renaissance play $5r. 3austus( as morality play $5r. 3austus( as a modern tra.edy / Spiritual Conflicts in the mind of 5r. 3austus ,arlo"s contri!ution to 2n.lish 5rama $5r. 3austus( Character s'etch (as a typical ,arlo"s hero, 6ualities of ,arlo"s hero)

-. (ha%espeare " .thello i. ii. iii. iv. 4thellos character s'etch Ia.os character s'etch $4thello( as a social 7ra.edy (race colour an important factor in 4thellos tra.edy) %ole of Chance ,isunderstandin. (Chance Happenin.)

&' .scar *il!e " 1-portance of 2eing Earnest i. ii. iii. iv. v. $Importance of +ein. 2arnest( as a comedy (satire, style etc.) $Importance of +ein. 2arnest( as a social satire )se of "it parado8ical statements (Irony) 1l.ernons Character s'etch 9ac's Character s'etch

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1' 6ane Austin - 7Pri!e an! Pre8u!ice7 i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. 9ane 1ustin as a novelist (it "ill !e a .eneral 6uestion on 9ane 1ustin encompassin. all her "ritin. techni6ues e... &imited %an.e, Irony etc). 9ane 1ustin:s &imited %an.e 9ane 1ustin:s Irony 7hemes of ,arria.e, ,oney and ,anners. Character s'etch of 2liza!eth &ac' of *assion in 9ane 1ustin:s novels 9ane 1ustens art of Characterization

+' 9eorge Eliot - 7A!a- 2e!e7 i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. ;eor.e 2liot as a psycholo.ical / modern novelist Character s'etch of 1dam +ede Character s'etch of Hetty Sorrel Character s'etch of 5innah ,orris %elationship !et"een 1dam and 5innah 7heme of Hardness (1dam doesnt sho" politeness. He <ud.es everyone accordin. to morality so he cant develop relationships)

3' Charles ,ic%ens - 7A Tale of T/o Cities7 i. ii. iii. iv. v. =1 7ale of 7"o Cities= as an historical novel 5ic'ens attitude to"ards 3rench %evolution Sym!olism in the novel 7heme of resurrection renunciation Ho" pu!lic events and private lives are interlin'ed in the novel0

&' Tho-as :ar!y - 7#eturn of the 4ati5e7 i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Character s'etch of Clym Character s'etch of 2ustacia %ole of 2.don Heath / nature %ole of chance and coincidence / %ole of fate Hardy as a pessimist Hardy as an ameliorist

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1. 0rancis 2acon - Essays i. ii. iii. +acons Style (prover!ial style, aphorisms, pithy style etc.) +acons /orldly /isdom %enaissance element in +acon

+' 6onathan (/ift " 9ulli5er;s Tra5els i. ii. iii. iv. S"ift as a satirist S"ift as a misanthrope 2lement of )topia in $;ullivers 7ravels( Irony in $;ullivers 7ravels(

-. 2ertran! #ussell " <npopular Essays i. ii. +ertrand %ussell as prose "riter / +ertrand %ussells style 1 .eneral note on his essays can !e as'ed.

>. (ea-us :eaney " #e!ress of Poetry i. ii. Heaney as a *rose /riter / Heaneys Style Heaneys ar.uments in favour of poetry

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A' Poetry
1' (yl5ia Plath i. ii. iii. iv. Critical appreciation of poems *sycholo.ical pro!lems of Sylvia *lath 1m!ivalence in Sylvia *lath ;eneral ?uestion on 1merican *syche

+' 6ohn Ashbery i. Critical appreciation of poems

3' A!rienne #ich i. Critical appreciation of poems

&' #ichar! *ilbur i. Critical appreciation of poems

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1' Arthur Miller " The Crucible i. ii. iii. iv. 7heme of individual society Character s'etch of *roctor Character s'etch of 1!i.ale *uritanism in the play

+' Eugene .;4eil " Mourning 2eco-es Electra i. ii. 4@eils 7ra.ic Aision Character s'etch of 2lectra

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1. Ernest :e-ing/ay " 0or *ho- the 2ell Tolls i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. %o!ert 9ordan as a 7ra.ic Hero Is $3or /hom the +ell 7olls( a political novel0 (1ns"erB @o) Hemin."ay as a novelist / Hemin."ays style 5iscuss 9ordan C ,aria %elationship Concept of ritual morality in the novel ,otives !ehind 9ordans Sacrifice