Semester – 3 MJC-3 English Hons Question Paper 2026 Bankura University ,British Poetry and Drama: From Old English Period to 17th Century, 3rd Semester MJC 3 suggestion

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Semester-3 MJC-3 English Hons Question Paper 2026 Bankura University ,British Poetry and Drama: From Old English Period to 17th Century, 3rd Semester MJC 3 suggestion

British Poetry and Drama: From Old English Period to 17th Century

Course Code: A/ENG/301/MJC-3

Time: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 40

Instructions:

  • The figures in the right-hand margin indicate full marks.
  • Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
  • Follow the specific instructions given for each section.

SECTION – A (From Unit I)

Answer any ONE of the following questions: (1 × 10 = 10 Marks)

  1. Critically analyze Henry Vaughan’s “The Retreat” as a Metaphysical poem, highlighting the poet's yearning for childhood innocence.
  2. Discuss the theme of time and decay in William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 65 ("Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea").

SECTION – B (From Unit II)

Answer any ONE of the following questions: (1 × 10 = 10 Marks)

  1. "Othello is not a jealous man by nature, but he is made so." Discuss this statement with reference to the character of Othello.
  2. Analyze the character of Iago. Is his villainy driven by clear motives or is it a "motiveless malignity"?
  3. Compare and contrast the trial scene in The Merchant of Venice with the concept of justice vs. mercy.
  4. Discuss the significance of the Casket Scene in The Merchant of Venice and its role in the development of the plot.

SECTION – C (From Unit III)

Write short notes on any TWO of the following: (2 × 5 = 10 Marks)

  1. The University Wits
  2. Characteristics of Old English Poetry
  3. Renaissance Humanism in English Literature
  4. The Elizabethan Sonnet

SECTION – D (From Units I & II)

Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (5 × 2 = 10 Marks)

  1. In Edmund Spenser's Amoretti XXII, what holy season is the poet observing?
  2. Name the bird protagonist in Chaucer's The Nun's Priest's Tale.
  3. In Shakespeare's Sonnet 118, what metaphor does the poet use to describe his actions?
  4. What does the "white celestial thought" refer to in Vaughan's The Retreat?
  5. Who is Brabantio in the play Othello?
  6. What is the significance of the handkerchief in Othello?
  7. "All that glisters is not gold." Who reads this inscription in The Merchant of Venice?
  8. Who is Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice?
  9. Identify the rhyme scheme of the Spenserian Sonnet.
  10. Why does Shylock demand a pound of flesh?

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