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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...

  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...

  BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER - ENGLISH LITERATURE      No. 5744                                                                                                                              16 ACCEN 10     (For candidates admitted from 2016–2017 onwards) B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2021. Part III — English —...

  SAMPLE BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY QUESTION PAPER–ENGLISH LITERATURE S.No. 5743                                                                           16 ACCEN 9 (For candidates admitted from 2016–2017 onwards) B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2021. Part III — English — Major SHAKESPEARE   Time : 3 hours           Maximum : 75 marks SECTION — A (10 x 2 = 20) Answer ALL the questions. 1. What are the four main plots of ―A Midsummer Night's Dream? 2. Who is the most important character in A Midsummer Night's Dream? 3. Why did Brutus kill Caesar? 4. How are Octavius and Caesar related? 5. What is king Lear’s tragic flaw? 6. Who is the tragic hero in king Lear? 7. Why Twelfth Night is considered as a comedy? 8. What is the moral of Twel...

  Q & A ON WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S THE MERCHANT OF VENICE PART 3 "THE FOOL DOTH THINK HE IS WISE,  BUT THE WISE MAN KNOWS HIMSELF TO BE A FOOL."                                                - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1) Who are presented before the Duke in court scene? Ans: Antonio and Shylock 2) Who is ready to pay Antonio's debts? Ans: Bassanio 3) Who is not ready to show mercy on Antonio? Ans: Shylock 4) Who has both personal and community based vengeance on Antonio? Ans: Shylock 5) Who is the Male clerk? Ans: Nerissa 6) Name the Male clerk. Ans: Nerissa disguised as a male clerk in the name of Stephano. 7) Who acts as a lawyer in Antonio case? Ans: Portia 8) Did shylock cut the pound of flesh at the end? Ans: No 9) Who seek permission in the court for Portia to argue as a lawyer? Ans: Nerissa 10) Who came as a lawyer...

  Q&A on William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” PART – I "ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS"                           - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE   1.       The Merchant of Venice was published in the year of --------------. Ans: 1600. 2.       This play tests the quality of ------------. Ans: Greed versus Mercy and Compassion. 3.       This play shows the conflict between --------------. Ans: Christianity and Judaism. 4.       This play expressed the important themes of -----------. Ans: Greed, Mercy, Revenge, Love, Justice, Friendship etc… 5.       Which play of Christopher Marlowe inspired Shakespeare to write “The Merchant of Venice”? Ans: “The Jew of Malta”. 6.       Who is the protagonist of this play? Ans: Antonio. 7. ...