MEG - 02 : British Drama | IGNOU Assignment of MEG 02 - Download Solved PDF



.          Section A          .

1. Critically comment on the following passages with reference to the context, in not more than 150 words each:

"To die, To sleep, - To sleep!
Perchance to dream: - ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause: there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;"

"The great secret, Eliza, is not having bad manners or good manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls: in short, behaving as if were in Heaven, where there are no third-class carriages, and one soul is as good as another."

"The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh. Let us not then speak ill of our generation, it is not any unhappier than its predecessors."

"I will have all my beds blown up, not stuft; Down is too hard: and then, mine oval room Fill'd with such pictures as Tiberius took From Elephantis, and dull Aretine But coldly imitated."

.          Section B          .

1. Analyze the influence of the Renaissance on the development of Elizabethan drama.
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2. Explore Shakespeare's depiction of women in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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3. Critically analyze Doctor Faustus as a tragedy of human heroism.
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4. How does Hamlet explore the theme of revenge? How do Hamlet's views on revenge differ from other characters like Laertes and Fortinbras?
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5. How does the structure in The Alchemist, with its three main con artists and a series of victims, contribute to its comedic effect?
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6. Examine how class and social status play a role in the characters' interactions in Look Back in Anger. How does Jimmy's working-class background influence his resentment toward the upper classes?

7. The Playboy of the Western World blends elements of comedy and tragedy. How does Synge use humor to address serious themes? What is the effect of this combination on the audience?
8. How are gender roles and power dynamics portrayed in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream? Consider the relationships between Theseus and Hippolyta, Oberon and Titania, and the Athenian lovers.
9. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 200 words each:
b. Eliot's "The Three Voices of Poetry"  -  Download Solved Answer (Click Here)
c. Soliloquy and its dramatic significance  -  Download Solved Answer (Click Here)
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