MJC 7 Question Paper 2025 B.A. 4th Semester English Major Examination 2025 Question Paper Bankura University
B.A. 4th Semester (Major) Examination, 2025
ENGLISH
British Literature: 19th Century
(NEP)
| Course ID: 40313 | Course Code: A/ENG-403/MJC-7 |
| Time: 2 Hours | Full Marks: 40 |
Instructions: The figures in the margin indicate full marks. Answer all the questions.
1. Answer any one of the following questions: 1 × 10 = 10
- Explore the role of female agency and independence in Emma. How far is Emma truly in control of her choices in a patriarchal society?
- How does Jane Austen use irony in Emma to develop character and critique society? Illustrate with examples.
- Critically analyse the famous opening line: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". How does it reflect the setting of the novel?
- Describe the character of Sydney Carton. How does he change by the end of the novel?
2. Answer any one of the following questions: 1 × 10 = 10
- How does Tennyson's "Ulysses" reflect the Victorian spirit of restlessness and the desire for knowledge and adventure? Discuss.
- Consider "The Last Ride Together" as a dramatic monologue.
3. Write short notes on any two of the following questions: 2 × 5 = 10
- George Eliot
- Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
- In Memoriam
- Doubt and pessimism in the Victorian age
4. Answer any five of the following questions: 5 × 2 = 10
- Who is Emma Woodhouse, and how is she introduced in the novel?
- What role does Harriet Smith play in Emma?
- What does red blood wine symbolise in A Tale of Two Cities?
- Comment briefly on Madame Defarge's role.
- What is the significance of Box Hill in Emma?
- What is Ulysses's attitude towards his son Telemachus in the poem?
- Why is the Lady of Shalott forbidden to look directly at Camelot?
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"Fail I alone, in words and deeds?
Why, all men strive and who succeeds?" Explain briefly with reference to the context. - What does the damozel long for in Heaven?
- Who is Setebos, according to Caliban?
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