Suggestion on Introduction to Drama

For the students of Honours 2^nd Year

National University

Part A: Brief Questions                                                                           (1×10=10)

[Go through the text books as intensively as possible putting special emphasis on the major characters and their speeches]

Part B: Short Questions                                                                           (5×4=20)

 King Oedipus

1. What is chorus?
2. Dramatic Irony.***
3. Is Oedipus an ideal king?
4. Tragic Hero***
5. Tiresias***
6. Creon
7. What was the prophecy of Tiresias about Oedipus?
8. Jocasta**
9. What was the logic of Oedipus for blinding himself?15
10. How are both Oedipus and Jocasta both guilty of Pride?15

As You Like It

11. Forest of Arden****
12. Jaques , the philosopher.***
13. Sibling Rivalry***
14. Three Dramatic Unities**
15. Rosalind Celia
16. Romantic comedy.
17. Touchstone
18. The 7 stages in a man’s life. S15

Arms and the Man

19. What is higher love? Comment on how Shaw used this concept in Arms and the Man.
20. Was Bluntschli really a gentleman? How?
21. Why does Bluntschli compare Sergius to Don Quixote?*****
22. ****
23. Chocolate Cream Soldier***
24. The coat-episode***
25. What is the dramatic significance of the flirting scene of Sergius and Louka?
26. Who is the Byronic Hero in Arms and the Man? ***
27. Anti- Hero***

Riders to the Sea

28. How is Riders to the Sea a universal drama?
29. Explain the vision of Maurya in Riders to the Sea.
30. What characteristics of a one-act play do you find in Riders to the Sea?
31. Maurya
32. Bartley
33. The Irish Renaissance
34. The three unities
35. The Galway Fair
36. The Title : Riders to the Sea
37. What supernatural elements do you find in the play “Riders to the Sea”?2015
38. Is the sea a representative of fate in Riders to the Sea? 2015***2011

The Lion and the Jewel

39. Baroka***
40. Sidi****
41. Sadiku***
42. The Surveyor**
43. Bride Price***
44. What is the significance of the title The Lion and the Jewel?
45. Who or what is being satirized in “The Lion and the Jewel”?15

Part C: Broad Questions                                                                          (5×10=50)

King Oedipus

1. Fate conspires to bring about tragedy in King Oedipus’ life. Discuss. ******
2. What instance of dramatic irony do you find in King Oedipus?*****
3. What is tragic flaw? What was Oedipus’ Tragic flaw?
4. What is tragedy? Evaluate King Oedipus as a tragedy in the light of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy.****
5. How does Oedipus finally find out the real identity of the killer of Laius?
6. Discuss the role and function of chorus in King Oedipus. 2015*****
7. Consider Oedipus as a tragic hero on Sophoclean concept. 2015

As You Like It

8. What is romantic comedy? What features of Elizabethan romantic comedy do you find in As You Like It ?*****
9. Comment on the theme of sibling rivalry in As You Like It .***

Or How does Shakespeare revealed the anomalies lying hidden in natural relationship?

10. Comment on the varieties of love introduced by Shakespeare in As You Like It.***
11. How does Shakespeare present a contrast between country life and court life?***
12. Comment on Shakespeare’s use of disguise in As You Like It. 2015
13. Rosalind is a brilliant woman character- Do you agree? Give reason. 2015

Arms and the Man

14. How is the theme of love and war handled in Shaw’s play Arms and the Man?*********
15. Consider Arms and the Man as an anti-romantic comedy.*********
16. Discuss the significance of the title of the play Arms and the Man.
17. Draw a comparison between Louka and Raina.
18. Compare and contrast the characters of Captain Bluntschli and Major Sergius.****
19. Consider Arms and the Man as a play of ideas.****
20. Critically analyse G.B. Shaw’s insight into human psychology in Arms and the Man.
21. Comment on the character of Captain Bluntschli in Shaw’s play Arms and the Man. 2015
22. Comment on the first meeting scene between Raina and Bluntschli in Shaw’s play Arms and the Man. 2015********

Riders to the Sea

23. How does destiny work in Riders to the Sea?****

Or Discuss the role of fate in Riders to the Sea.

24. Evaluate Synge’s treatment of sea as a living character in Riders to the Sea.***

Or What is an antagonist? How does sea play the role of an antagonist in Riders to the Sea?****

25. Evaluate Maurya as a tragic character. ****
26. Comment on the use of dramatic unities in Riders to the Sea.
27. What pictures of the life of the islanders do you find in Riders to the Sea?
28. Evaluate Riders to the Sea as a modern tragedy with a classical setting.2015****2011

The Lion and the Jewel

29. Evaluate The Lion and the Jewel as a satirical comedy.******

Or The Lion and the Jewel is a socially conscious play.

30. What is Afrocentricity? Is The Lion and the Jewel a postcolonial literary piece?****
31. Lakunle is suffering from postcolonial complexities. Give reason.***
32. Comment on the use of irony in The Lion and the Jewel.
33. The Lion and the Jewel is a critique of cultural hegemony?***
34. Compare and contrast the characters of Lakunle and Baroka.****
35. The Lion and the Jewel is about the victory of traditional values over western ones.15

Comments

comments