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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...

  BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER–ENGLISH LITERATURE S.No. 4633 16 ACCEN 7 (For candidates admitted from 2016-2017 onwards) B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2019. Part III English - Major DRAMA Time: Three hours Maximum 75 marks SECTION A-(10x2=20) Answer the following in a sentence or two:   1. Why did Dr. Faustus neglect all other fields and choose magic? 2. Name seven Deadly sons in "Dr. Faustus". 3. What does "Comedy of Humours" focus on? 4. Mention a few disguises in "The Alchemist". 5. What is the wish of Mrs. Hardcastle? 6. What is the sub-title of "She stoops to Conquer"? 7. Why didn't Alfred Doolittle accept ten pounds? 8. Whom does Eliza marry finally? 9. What help does Estragon expect from Vladimir? 10. Why and where are Estragon and Vladimir waiting?   SECTION B-(5x5=25) Answer ALL questions, choosing either (a) or (b) in each: 11. (a) How did Marlowe react at the end ...

  BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER–ENGLISH LITERATURE 16 AMBEEN 1 S.No. 5747 (For candidates admitted from 2016-2107 onwards) B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2021. Part III-English-Major Based Elective TRANSLATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE Time: Three hours Maximum: 75 marks Answer ALL questions. SECTION A-(10x2=20) How does Catford define translation? 2. What is the main quality of a good translator? 3. Who translated the Greek Bible into Latin? 4. Why does Doctor Johnson permit addition in translation? 5. What are the principle criteria for translating drama? 6. What kind of translation is advocated by Abraham Cooley? 7. Translate the following Tirukkural into Tamil.       Those who surrender at the feet of God,       will cross the great ocean of life; others won't.        8. Translate the following Tirukkural into English. கோல் பொறியின் ...

     “The King and the Queen”             -Rabindranath Tagore Kings are never without flatterers to seduce them, ambition to deprive them and desires to corrupt them.                        - Plato   “The King and the Queen” was written by Rabindranath Tagore. He was a Bengali playwright, philosopher, writer, poet, painter, educationist, social reformer etc... He got Nobel Prize in literature in 1913 for his collection of poems ‘Gitanjali’. He is known as the “Bard of Bengali” because of his huge contribution in Bengal literature. His themes are mostly based on God, divinity, women’s suffering, beauty of nature and the connection between human and nature. He praises the almighty god and Mother Nature in most of his works. This play has two acts. It was published in the year of 1889. Act I begins with the conversation between the King Vikram and the Queen Sumitra in the palac...

  FATHER'S LIST IN LITERATURE 1.      Father of English Poetry Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) Called by: John Dryden 2.      Father of English Language Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) 3.      Father of English Literature Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) 4.      Father of English Comedy Ben Jonson (1572-1637) 5.      Father of English Novel Henry Fielding (1707-1754) Called by: Sir Walter Scott 6.      Father of English Essays Francis Bacon (1561-1626) 7.      Father of Essays Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) 8.      Father of American Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) 9.      Father of American Literature Mark Twain (1835-1910) Called by: William Faulkner 10.    Father of Historical Novel Walter Scott (1771-1832) 11.    Father of Revenge Tragedy Thomas Kyd (1558-1594) 12.  ...