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  ENGLISH LITERATURE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE : 8 Sonnets Collection for PGTRB EXAM  First 8 lines of sonnet is called Octave.  Next 6 lines of sonnet is called Sestet.  Commonly we have 3 types of sonnets: Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet English or Shakespearean Sonnet Spenserian Sonnet  Fathers of English sonnet are:       Thomas Wyatt and Earl of Surrey.  Total sonnets has written by Shakespeare - 154 sonnets It was Published in 1609. The printer of Shakespeare sonnet are TT ( THOMAS THORPE)  Dedicated to 'Mr. W. H'  The first 126 sonnets are addressed to unnamed youth or young man.  Another 28 sonnets are addressed to Dark Lady .         SONNET 18: SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER’S DAY? Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime...

TNSET - MARCH 2024 / ENGLISH PAPER II -  MCQ ON TNSET ENGLISH LITERATURE QUESTION PAPER   1 __________ suggests the content : series of twelve eclogues. One for each month of the year. A : The Ruins of Time B : Mother Hubberd's Tale C : The Shepheards Calendar D : Colin Clouts Come home again 2 __________ was a biting satire on the Puritans, was modelled upon the adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. A : Don Juan B : Hudibras C : Mac Flecknoe D : Namby-Pamby 3 "Supposes," the First prose comedy published in 1566 was the basis of Shakespeare's __________. A : All's well that Ends well. B : The Two Gentlemen of Verona C : Taming of the Shrew D : Love's Labour's Lost. 4 __________, Sir Thomas Browne's confession of faith, is a curious mixture of religious faith and scientific scepticism. A : The Garden of Cyprus B : Pseudodoxia Epidemica C : Religio Medici D : Hydriotaphia : Urne Buriall t 5 Emerson calls two of the following writers : one as his re...

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...

  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...