MAEG02 Renaissance to Jacobean Age MA Question Bank : vmou.ac.in

Name of the University : Vardhman Mahaveer Open University
Degree : MA
Department : English
Subject Code/Name : MAEG-02 – Renaissance to Jacobean Age
Year : I
Document Type : Question Bank
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VMOU Renaissance to Jacobean Age

Section A

1) Who is Mephistopheles in the play Dr Faustus-
2) Who are Good Angel and Bad Angel in the play Dr Faustus-

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3) Define the term Morality Play-
4) Explain the lines from Dr Faustus-
5) What advice does Francis Bacon give in the essay “Of Revenge”-
6) What does Bacon mean from “passeth through the mind” in the essay “Of Truth”-
7) Define Metaphysical Poetry.
8) Comment on the behavior of Goneril towards her father in the play King Lear.
9) Comment on the ending of the play King Lear-
10) What is the relationship between Oliver and Celia in the play As You Like It-

11) Who is Touchstone in the play As You Like It-
12) Name some dramatists from Elizabethan Age.
13) How many characters are there in the poem Prologue to the Canterbury Tales-
14) Comment on the use of satire by Chaucer in Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
15) What does the phrase “a bloudie Crosse” mean in Faerie Queen-
16) What images have been used by Thomas Nash in the poem “Spring, The Sweet Spring”-
17) Describe the murder scene in The Duchess of Malfi-
18) What is the role played by Delio in the play The Duchess of Malfi-
19) Define Blank Verse.
20) What kind of tone has been used by Ben Johnson in the play The Alchemist-
21) What is the significance of the word “Humour” in Ben Johnson’s The Alchemist-

Section B

1) What important role does Lucifer play in the Dr Faustus-
2) Discuss the use of soliloquy in the play Dr Faustus.
3) What advice does Francis Bacon give to his readers in “Of Truth”-
4) Define the term metaphysical conceit. Give some examples from John Donne’s poems.
5) What is the major theme of the poem “The Canonisation”-
6) Write a short note on the theme of religion in John Donne’s poems.
7) Discuss briefly the character sketch of Gloucester in King Lear-
8) Explain the following lines from King Lear
9) Describe the Forest of Arden in As You Like It.
10) Define the term Melodrama. Is As You Like It a melodrama-
11) What are the chief characteristics of Elizabethan Poetry-
12) Who are University Wits- What is their contribution to Elizabethan Drama-
13) Throw some light on the character of the Knight in Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
14) Write a note on the use of symbols in Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
15) Explain the following lines from The Faerie Queene
16) What tone does the poet use in “And Wilt thou Leave me Thus”-
17) Who is Andera in The Spanish Tragedy-
18) What images have been used by the poet in “Spring, The Sweet Spring”-
19) Write a short note on the character of Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi-
20) Write a note on the theme of appearance and reality in The Duchess of Malfi.

Section C

Answer the following in detail (800 words) :
** Write a detailed note on the art of characterization in Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
** Explain in detail the use of irony and satire in the poem Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.
** Discuss the theme of love in the poems of Sir Thomas Wyatt which you have read.
** Give a critical appreciation of the poem “Give place, Ye Lovers” written by Henry Howard.
** What is the main theme of the poem “In Time of Pestilence” by Thomas Nashe?
** Discuss The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd as a ‘Revenge Tragedy’.
** Write a note on Ben Johnson’s art of characterization in The Alchemist.
** Throw light on the main themes of the play The Alchemist.
** Discuss The Faerie Queen as an allegory.
** Give a critical appreciation of Book 1 Canto 1 of The Faerie Queen by Spenser.
** Discuss the character portrayal of Ferdinand in The Duchess of Malfi.
** Discuss the plot of the play The Duchess of Malfi.
** ‘Dr Faustus is a man of Remaissance.’ Explain.
** Write a detailed note on Faustus’ damnation in the play Dr Faustus.
** Discuss Francis Bacon as an essayist.
** Give a critical analysis of the essay ‘Of Revenge’ written by Francis Bacon.
** Discuss John Donne as a metaphysical poet.
** Discuss John Donne as a poet of love.
** What are the chief characteristics of John Donne’s religious poetry?
** Define the term Sonnet. Write a critical appreciation of Religious Sonnet II by John Donne.