Name of the Organization : Tamil Nadu Open University
Degree : M.A. Degree Examination
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Year : 2015
Subject : William Shakespeare

Website : http://www.tnou.ac.in/pqp/#1464003784846-75d3e17d-fad7
Download Sample Question Papers :
MAE-1 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75892-MAE1.pdf
MAE-2 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75892-MAE2.pdf
MAE-3 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75892-mae3.pdf
MAE-4 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75892-MAE4.pdf
MAE-5 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75892-mae5.pdf
MAE-6 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75892-mae6.pdf
MAE-7 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75892-MAE7.pdf
MAE-8 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75891-MCA08.pdf
MAE-9 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75892-MAE-9.pdf
MAE-10 : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/75892-MAE-10.pdf

MA English Sample Question Paper :
Subject : William Shakespeare
Time : 3 hours Maximum marks : 75
PART A : (3 * 5 = 15 marks)
Answer any THREE of the following questions in about 50 words each. :
1. Write a note on Shakespeare’s greatness.
2. Explain Shakespearean comedy.
3. What are the themes of Shakespeare’s last play?
4. Shakespeare’s Sonnets are addressed to whom.
5. Comment on Shakespeare’s use of the supernatural element in his plays.

PART B : (3 * 10 = 30 marks)
Answer any THREE of the following in about 150 words each. :
6. What is the gulling of Malvolio in ‘Twelfth Night’?
7. Bring out the significance of the role of Enobarbus in ‘Antony and Cleopatra’.
8. What is the part played by Ariel in ‘The Tempest’?
9. Sketch the character of Viola in ‘Twelfth Night’.
10. Discuss Hamlet’s attitude towards Ophelia.

PART C : (2 * 15 = 30 marks)
Answer any TWO of the following in 300 words each. :
11. Hopkin’s poetry has only one theme of glory of God – Discuss.
12. Narrate the theme of martyrdom in Murder in the Cathedral.
13. Comment on the factors that contribute towards the popularity of the novel Lucky Jim.

Subject : Modern English Literature
PART A : (3 * 5 = 15 marks)
Answer any THREE of the following in about 50 words.
1. Write a brief note on general features of the modernist poetry.
2. Write a note on play writers of the Irish dramatic movement.
3. Comment on the role of ‘‘chorus’’ in poetic drama.
4. Name the early writers of science fiction.
5. Write the name of the great war poets.

PART B : (3 * 10 = 30 marks)
Answer any THREE of the following in 150 words each. :
6. Beckett as the voice of the Modern Age.
7. Conrad’s treatment of sin and evil.
8. How do you describe the play ‘‘The Birthday Party’’ as a comedy of menace? Explain.
9. State the significance of the title ‘‘Riders to the Sea’’.
10. Critically analyse the poems The Wreck on the Deutschland and Among the School Children.

PART C : (2 * 15 = 30 marks)
Answer any TWO of the following in about 300 words each.
11. Forgiveness and freedom are the keynotes of the play ‘‘The Tempest’’– Discuss.
12. What is the Character and role of Cleopatra- Delineate?
13. Discuss ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ as a Romantic comedy.