BANKURA UNIVERSITY MJC 7 ENGLISH SUGGESTION 2025
✅ UNIT I:
Jane Austen – Emma
1. Discuss the theme of social class and marriage in Jane Austen’s Emma.
2. How does Austen portray the character development of Emma Woodhouse?
3. Analyze the role of irony in the plot structure of Emma.
4. How does Jane Austen use humor and satire to critique Regency society in Emma?
Charles Dickens – A Tale of Two Cities
5. Discuss the theme of resurrection in A Tale of Two Cities.
6. Analyze the character of Sydney Carton as a tragic hero.
7. How does Dickens present the French Revolution in A Tale of Two Cities?
8. Examine the use of dualities and contrasts in the novel.
✅ UNIT II:
Alfred Tennyson
9. Critically analyze the theme of isolation and artistic struggle in The Lady of Shalott.
10. Discuss the conflict between action and inaction in Tennyson’s Ulysses.
11. How does Tennyson reflect Victorian values in his poetry? Use examples from Ulysses and The Lady of Shalott.
Robert Browning
12. Analyze the theme of spiritual doubt and humanism in Caliban Upon Setebos.
13. Discuss the dramatic monologue form in Browning’s The Last Ride Together.
14. What philosophical ideas are expressed in The Last Ride Together?
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
15. Discuss the Pre-Raphaelite elements in The Blessed Damozel.
16. Analyze the portrayal of love and longing in The Blessed Damozel.
17. How does Rossetti blend spirituality and sensuality in The Blessed Damozel?
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✅ UNIT III: History of English Literature (Victorian Period)
18. Discuss the major characteristics of Victorian literature with examples.
19. How did the Industrial Revolution influence Victorian literature?
20. Write a short essay on the contribution of women writers in the Victorian Age.
21. Discuss the conflict between faith and doubt in Victorian literature.
22. Analyze the Victorian compromise and its reflection in contemporary literature.
23.Write an essay on the contribution of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to English poetry.
24.Consider critically Thomas Hardy’s achievements as a novelist of the Victorian period.
25.Write a note on the women novelists of the Victorian period.
26. Assess the contribution of the Pre-Raphaelite poets to Victorian English poetry.
28.Write a note on Victorian prose with special reference to John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle.
29.Characteristics of Victorian age./Write a note on Victorian Women novelists.
30.Briefly assess the contributions of major male novelists of early Victorian age.
31.Describe the features of the Victorian age.
32.Discuss the works of Lord Tennyson.
✅ UNIT I:
Jane Austen – Emma
1. What role does Mr. Knightley play in Emma’s life?
2. Briefly describe the significance of the Box Hill picnic scene.
3. How does Jane Austen present the theme of self-realization in Emma?
4. Comment on the use of irony in Emma.
Charles Dickens – A Tale of Two Cities
5. Why is the opening line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” important?
6. What is the symbolic role of Madame Defarge in the novel?
7. How is the city of Paris portrayed during the revolution?
8. Write a brief note on the transformation of Sydney Carton.
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✅ UNIT II:
Alfred Tennyson
9. What curse is placed upon the Lady of Shalott?
10. What is the central idea of Ulysses?
11. How does Tennyson contrast action vs. isolation in Ulysses?
12. Briefly describe the imagery used in The Lady of Shalott.
Robert Browning
13. Why is Caliban Upon Setebos called a dramatic monologue?
14. What is the speaker’s attitude towards failure in The Last Ride Together?
15. Explain the theme of unfulfilled love in The Last Ride Together.
16. What philosophical tone is seen in Browning’s poetry?
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
17. What is the dream-like quality in The Blessed Damozel?
18. How does Rossetti depict heaven in The Blessed Damozel?
19. Mention two Pre-Raphaelite features found in the poem.
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✅ UNIT III: History of English Literature (Victorian Period)
20. Name any two major Victorian novelists and one of their works each.
21. What is meant by the term “Victorian Compromise”?
22. Briefly describe the role of religion in Victorian literature.
23. How did the Industrial Revolution influence literature?
24. Mention any two features of Victorian poetry.
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