Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Suggestion (2021-22) Exam 2024

Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Suggestion (2021-22) Exam 2024

[N.B.: ২০২৪ সালে Doctor Faustus, The Merchant of Venice ও Volpone থেকেই ১০০% ৫টা প্রশ্ন থাকবে ইনশাআল্লাহ। Macbeth থেকে ১টা ১০০% থাকবে ২টা আসার সম্ভবনা ৯৯%। আর The Duchess of Malfi- থেকে ১টা থাকবে ইনশাআল্লাহ।]

Suggestions to Part – B

Doctor Faustus – 2 (100%)

1. What role does Mephistophilis play in “Doctor Faustus”? [NU. 2022, 2019, 2015]
2. What is the significance of the Seven Deadly Sins in “Doctor Faustus”? [NU. 2021]

Or, What are the seven deadly sins in “Doctor Faustus”? [NU. 2015]

3. What are the five conditions Faustus sets down in the contract? [NU. 2020]
4. What do Good Angel and Evil Angel allegorize in the life of Doctor Faustus? [NU. 2018]

Or, What is the dramatic significance of Good Angel and Evil Angel in Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus? [NU. 2016]

5. Describe the Helen episode in “Doctor Faustus.” [NU. 2019]

 

Macbeth – 1 (100%) ——2 (99%)

6. Describe Lady Macbeth’s sleep walking scene. [NU. 2021] Or, Comment on Lady Macbeth’s sleep-walking scene. [NU. 2019, 2017]
7. Discuss the significance of the dagger scene in “Macbeth.” [NU. 2022]
8. What prophecies do the witches make about Macbeth and Banquo? [NU. 2020, 2018, 2015]
9. Describe the scene in which Macbeth was killed. [NU. 2019]
10. “Unnatural deeds

Do breed unnatural troubles.”—Locate and explain. [NU. 2018]

 

The Merchant of Venice – 2 (100%)

11. Do you find any poetic justice in “The Merchant of Venice”? Discuss in brief. [NU. 2022, 2016] Or, What is poetic justice? Trace the elements of poetic justice in “The Merchant of Venice.” [NU. 2020, 2018]
12. Write a short note on the role of law in “The Merchant of Venice”. [NU. 2022]
13. Do you think Shylock deserves what happens to him in the play? [NU. 2021]
14. Why does Shylock hate Antonio? [NU. 2016]

 

Volpone – 2 (100%)

15. Discuss the role of Mosca as a master manipulator. [NU. 2021]
16. How do the evildoers get their punishment at the end of “Volpone?” [NU. 2022, 2019, 2017]
17. How does Volpone earn money and gold? [NU. 2018, 2015]
18. How does Bonario protect Celia in Valpone’s room? [NU. 2021]
19. Good morning to the day, and next, my gold!

Open the shrine that I may see my saint.—Explain. [NU. 2015]

 

The Duchess of Malfi – 1 (100%)

20. Describe the wooing scene in “The Duchess of Malfi”. [NU. 2022, 2018]
21. What are the tortures inflicted upon the Duchess during imprisonment? [NU. 2021]
22. Write a short note on ‘Melodrama’. [NU. 2020]

Or, What melodramatic elements do you find in “The Duchess of Malfi”? [NU. 2018, 2016]

23. What was the last piece of advice the Duchess gave to Cariola regarding her children? [NU. 2020, 2017]

 

Suggestions to Part – C

 

[N.B.: ২০২৪ সালে Volpone থেকে ১০০% ২টা Broad প্রশ্ন আসবে ইনশাআল্লাহ। আর Doctor Faustus, Macbeth ও The Merchant of Venice থেকে ৫টা প্রশ্ন থাকবে। The Duchess of Malfi থেকে থাকবে ১টা। তবে, Volpone, Doctor Faustus ও Macbeth থেকেই ১০০% ৫টা প্রশ্ন কমন থাকবে ইনশাআল্লাহ।]

 

Doctor Faustus – 2 (100%)

1. Delineate the character of Dr. Faustus as a tragic hero. [NU. 2022]

Or, Discuss Doctor Faustus as a tragic hero. (2017, 2015) ★★★

Or, Is Faustus’s damnation justified? Discuss. (2020)

2. Consider ‘Doctor Faustus’ as a morality play. (2022, 2019) ★★★
3. Comment on the inner conflict experienced by Faustus. (2021)
4. Comment on the dramatic significance of the last scene in ‘Doctor Faustus’. (2019, 2017) ★★★

 

Macbeth – 1 (100%) & 2 (99%)

5. What role does Lady Macbeth play in guiding the action of the play “Macbeth’? [NU. 2022]

Or, Depict the character of Lady Macbeth. [NU. 2017)

Or, How far Lady Macbeth is responsible for the tragedy of Macbeth? [NU. 2019, 2015]

6. Evaluate ‘Macbeth’ as a tragedy of overweening ambition. [NU. 2022]

Or, Evaluate Macbeth as a tragedy of ambition. [NU. 2019, 2017]

7. Evaluate Macbeth as a tragic hero. [NU. 2020, 2016, 2015]

 

The Merchant of Venice – 1 (100%) & 2 (99%)

8. Narrate the trial scene of “The Merchant of Venice”. [NU. 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016]
9. Evaluate “The Merchant of Venice” as a tragicomedy. [NU. 2021, 2019]

Or, “The Merchant of Venice’ is the finest example of tragi-comedy that we possess.” Discuss. [NU. 2017]

10. Write a note on the theme of friendship and loyalty in “The Merchant of Venice”. [NU. 2021]
11. Analyze the role of Portia in the play “The Merchant of Venice.” [NU. 2018, 2016]

 

Volpone – 2 (100%)

12. Examine Volpone’ as a comedy of humour. [NU. 2022]

Or, Discuss “Volpone” as a Comedy of humour. (2017, 2015)

13. “Volpone’ is a satire on the contemporary English society”- Elucidate. (2022, 2020, 2018)

Or, Discuss Volpone as a satire on the contemporary English society. (2016)

14. Discuss the theme of avarice in ‘Volpone’. (2021)
15. What is dramatic irony? Comment on the use of dramatic irony in ‘Volpone”. (2021)
16. Trace the development of the character of Mosca. (2020)

Or, Sketch the character of Mosca in the play ‘Volpone’. (2019)

Or, Sketch the character of Mosca as illustrated in the play ‘Volpone’. (2018)

 

The Duchess of Malfi – 1 (100%)

17. Discuss the theme of corruption as reflected in ‘The Duchess of Malfi.’ [NU. 2022]

Or, Why is “The Duchess of Malfi” called a decadent play? [NU. 2019]

Or, Write on “The Duchess of Malfi” as a portrait of a corrupt society. [NU. 2017]

18. Sketch the role of Bosola as a Machiavellian villain in “The Duchess of Malfi.” [NU. 2021, 2018]

Or, Write a note on the role of Bosola in “The Duchess of Malfi”. [NU. 2015]

19. Discuss ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ as a revenge tragedy. (2020, 2015)