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Q & A on Andrew Marvell's Poem " To his Coy Mistress " 1) The poem " To his Coy Mistress " Was written in the year of _________. Ans: 1650. 2) The poem " To his Coy Mistress " Was originally published in the year of __________. Ans: 1681. 3) What was the Phrase used in this poem?  Ans: carpe diem.  4) The Phrase carpe diem was taken  from?  Ans: Latin.  5) What is the meaning of the phrase carpe diem?  Ans: " Seize the day". 6) Whom did already used this phrase carpe diem in his work?  Ans: Greek poet Horace used this phrase in his ode.  7) Who is Andrew Marvell?  Ans: He was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician.  8) What is the concept of the poem" To his Coy Mistress "?  Ans: An unnamed lover or speaker tries to convince his mistress for love making.  9) Where did speaker's coy mistress find rubies?  Ans: The speaker's coy mistress found rubies on Indian Ganges.  10) Where did the sp...

Q & A ON THOMAS KYD’S THE SPANISH TRAGEDY – PART IV 1) Who are the servants helped Balthazar and Lorenzo to kill Horatio?  Ans: Pedringano and Serberine.  2) Who is Serberine?  Ans: Balthazar's Servant.  3) Where did Horatio was murdered?  Ans: Horatio is murdered in the garden.  4) How did Horatio was murdered.  Ans: The murderers stab him to death and hang him on the tree.  5) Who found the body of Horatio?  Ans: Hieronimo and his wife Isabella.  6) What happened to Isabella?  Ans: She became mad after his son died.  7) What happened to Bellimperia?  Ans: Bellimperia was dragged away from the garden and imprisoned by Lorenzo.  8) Who got the bloody letter from Bellimperia?  Ans: Hieronimo.  9) Who told Pedringano to kill Serberine for gold?  Ans: Lorenzo wants to clear all the evidence of Horatio's murder and told Pedringano to kill Serberine.  10) What did Lorenzo promised to Ped...

Q & A ON THOMAS KYD’S THE SPANISH TRAGEDY – PART IIl 1) Who won the battle between Spain and Portuguese?  Ans: Spain.  2) Who is the protagonist?  Ans: Hieronimo.  3) Who was taken as a prisoner after Andrea's death?  Ans: Balthazar.  4) Who got the ransom money for capturing Balthazar?  Ans: Horatio.  5) What happened to Balthazar after he was captured by Spanish army?  Ans: He was taken as a prisoner and stays in  Lorenzo's home.  6) Who ordered Lorenzo to take Balthazar to his place?  Ans: The King of Spain.  7) Who is Lorenzo?  Ans: The son of Duke of Castile.  8) Who is Duke of Castile?  Ans: Brother of the King of Spain.  9) What is the relationship between the King of Spain and Lorenzo?  Ans: Lorenzo is the nephew of the King of Spain.  10) What happened in Portugal after Balthazar was captured by Spanish army?  Ans: Viceroy of Portugal believes that his son is dead...

Q & A ON THOMAS KYD’S THE SPANISH TRAGEDY – PART II 1) How many days later did Andrea's funeral rites finally performed?  Ans : Three days.  2) How many fields are present in the underworld to place souls?  Ans: Two.  3) Mention the name of fields in the underworld?  Ans: a) Field of lovers and the warriors          b) Deepest hell of villains 4) What are the three paths present in the underworld?  Ans : a) Right            b) left and           c) Middle 5) Which path leads to field of lovers and the warriors?  Ans: Right.  6) Which path leads to deepest hell of villians?  Ans: Left.  7) The middle path leads to ____________. Ans: Palace of the king of Underworld.  8) Who is the king of the Underworld?  Ans: Pluto.  9) Who is the wife of Pluto?  Ans: Proserpine.  10) Who is the Queen of the Underworld?  Ans: Pros...

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  Q & A ON THOMAS KYD’S THE SPANISH TRAGEDY – PART I       1.   Which play created a new genre in English theatre? Ans: The Spanish Tragedy. 2.     Mention the genre of the play? Ans: The revenge tragedy. 3.     The genre revenge tragedy of Thomas Kyd is also called-----------------. Ans: Senecan Tragedy. 4.     The Spanish Tragedy was written between the years of -------------. Ans: Between 1582 and 1592. 5.     When did the play Spanish Tragedy was published? Ans: It is believed to be published in 1592. 6.     Which is the first example of a revenge tragedy? Ans: The Spanish Tragedy. 7.     What is the full title of the play Spanish Tragedy? Ans: The Spanish Tragedy or Hieronimo is Mad Again. 8.     Who are the famous writers inspired by this play Spanish Tragedy? Ans: Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Christopher Marlowe. 9.     Which play o...

  Q & A ON BERNARD SHAW’S PLAY ‘PYGMALION’ – PART – 1   BEWARE OF FALSE KNOWLEDGE; IT IS MORE  DANGEROUS THAN IGNORANCE                                     -GEORGE BERNARD SHAW 1.      Who wrote the play Pygmalion ? Ans: George Bernard Shaw. 2.      Who was George Bernard Shaw? Ans: An Irish Playwright. 3.      The play ‘Pygmalion’ was written in the year of --------------. Ans: 1912. 4.      The play ‘Pygmalion’ was originally published in the year of --------------. Ans: 1913. 5.      The title ‘Pygmalion’ was taken from the story of ------------------. Ans: The Ovid’s Metamorphoses. 6.      What is the origin of the name Pygmalion ? Ans: Greek mythology. 7.      What does the name Pygmalion refers in Greek mythology? Ans:   King of C...