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Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Model Test -2
Model Test – 2
ENGLISH
Subject Code: 231101
(Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama)
Time: 4 hours Full marks-80
Part – A
Answer any ten questions: 1×10=10
- What is necromancy?
- What is the Trinity?
- What is the Renaissance?
- What figure of speech do you find in “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?
- “All the perfumes of Arabia Will not sweeten this little hand.”- Who is the speaker?
- Why does Portia disguise herself as a lawyer?
- Why does Bassanio want to marry Portia?
- Who is Volpone?
- What is the comedy of Humour?
- How does Volpone try to seduce Celia?
- What kind of play is “The Duchess of Malfi”?
- What is melodrama?
Part – B
Answer any five questions
Marks 4×5=20
- What are the five conditions Faustus sets down in the contract?
- What do Good Angel and Evil Angel allegorize in the life of Doctor Faustus?
- Discuss the significance of the dagger scene in “Macbeth.”
- What prophecies do the witches make about Macbeth and Banquo?
- Write a short note on the role of law in “The Merchant of Venice”.
- How does Volpone earn money and gold?
- What are the tortures inflicted upon the Duchess during imprisonment?
- How does Bonario protect Celia in Valpone’s room?
Part – C
Answer any five questions:
Marks 10×5-50
- Comment on the inner conflict experienced by Faustus.
- Comment on the dramatic significance of the last scene in ‘Doctor Faustus’.
- Evaluate ‘Macbeth’ as a tragedy of overweening ambition.
- Evaluate Macbeth as a tragic hero.
- Write a note on the theme of friendship and loyalty in “The Merchant of Venice”.
- Discuss the theme of avarice in ‘Volpone’.
- What is dramatic irony? Comment on the use of dramatic irony in ‘Volpone”.
- Sketch the role of Bosola as a Machiavellian villain in “The Duchess of Malfi.”
Solution to Part – A
- Ans: It is the practice of magic involving communication with the dead by summoning their spirits.
- Ans. Trinity refers to the Christian concept of one God in three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.
- Ans. Renaissance means rebirth (Re=again; naissance=birth). It has been described as the birth of the modern world out of the ashes of the “Dark Ages.”
- Ans: Alliteration & Assonance, and Paradox.
- Ans: Lady Macbeth spoke this hyperbolic line.
- Ans: Portia saves Antonio by disguising herself as a lawyer and defending him in court.
- Ans: To regain his fortune.
- Ans: Volpone (The Fox) is a Venetian gentleman who pretends to be on his deathbed after a long illness to dupe Voltore (The Vulture), Corbaccio (The Raven), and Corvino (The Crow), three men who aspire to inherit his fortune.
- Ans: Comedy of Humour is a type of comedic play that explores the idea of characters being dominated by a particular “humour” or temperament.
- Ans: Volpone offers her jewels and wealth to seduce her.
- Ans: The Duchess of Malfi is a tragedy.
- Ans: Melodrama is a dramatic work where events, plots, and characters are sensationalized to produce strong emotional reactions from the audience.