Model Test – 3
ENGLISH
Subject Code: 231101
(Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama)
Time: 4 hours Full marks-80
Part – A
Answer any ten questions: 1×10=10
- Why does Faustus sell his horse?
- Who is Helen?
- Who are the three witches?
- Who utters, “Fair is foul and foul is fair?”
- Why does Lady Macbeth faint?
- What was inscribed on the golden casket?
- Why does Shylock hate Antonio?
- What is the comedy of Humour?
- What type of comedy is “Volpone’?
- Who is Cariola?
- What kind of play is “The Duchess of Malfi”?
- What is apricot?
Part – B
Answer any five questions:
Marks 4×5=20
- What do Good Angel and Evil Angel allegorize in the life of Doctor Faustus?
- Describe the Helen episode in “Doctor Faustus.”
- Discuss the significance of the dagger scene in “Macbeth.”
- Describe the scene in which Macbeth was killed.
- Why does Shylock hate Antonio?
- How does Volpone earn money and gold?
- Good morning to the day, and next, my gold!
Open the shrine that I may see my saint.—Explain.
- What was the last piece of advice the Duchess gave to Cariola regarding her children?
Part – C
Answer any five questions:
Marks 10×5-50
- Consider ‘Doctor Faustus’ as a morality play.
- Comment on the inner conflict experienced by Faustus.
- Evaluate ‘Macbeth’ as a tragedy of overweening ambition.
- Narrate the trial scene of “The Merchant of Venice”.
- Analyze the role of Portia in the play “The Merchant of Venice.”
- Examine Volpone’ as a comedy of humour.
- Trace the development of the character of Mosca.
- Discuss ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ as a revenge tragedy.
Solution to Part – A
- Ans: Because he wants to walk on foot through the lovely green spot.
- Ans: According to the Scholars, Helen of Troy, in Greek legend, is the most beautiful woman of Greece and the indirect cause of the Trojan War.
- Ans: Representing evil, darkness, chaos, and conflict, the Three Witches, also known as the Weird Sisters, plot against Macbeth using spells and prophecies.
- Ans: The Witches say, “Fair is foul and foul is fair.”
- Ans: In an attempt to distract Macduff from her husband’s inadequate reasoning, Lady Macbeth pretends to faint.
- Ans: “Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire.”
- Ans: Shylock hates Antonio because he is a Christian and lends money to people without charging excessive interest.
- 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 is a comedy of humours.
- Ans: Cariola is the Duchess’s maid and confidant.
- Ans: The Duchess of Malfi is a tragedy.
- Ans: Apricot is a fruit.