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

  1. Explore the role of female agency and independence in Emma. How far is Emma truly in control of her choices in a patriarchal society?
  2. How does Jane Austen use irony in Emma to develop character and critique society? Illustrate with examples.
  3. 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?
  4. 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

  1. How does Tennyson's "Ulysses" reflect the Victorian spirit of restlessness and the desire for knowledge and adventure? Discuss.
  2. Consider "The Last Ride Together" as a dramatic monologue.

3. Write short notes on any two of the following questions: 2 × 5 = 10

  1. George Eliot
  2. Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
  3. In Memoriam
  4. Doubt and pessimism in the Victorian age

4. Answer any five of the following questions: 5 × 2 = 10

  1. Who is Emma Woodhouse, and how is she introduced in the novel?
  2. What role does Harriet Smith play in Emma?
  3. What does red blood wine symbolise in A Tale of Two Cities?
  4. Comment briefly on Madame Defarge's role.
  5. What is the significance of Box Hill in Emma?
  6. What is Ulysses's attitude towards his son Telemachus in the poem?
  7. Why is the Lady of Shalott forbidden to look directly at Camelot?
  8. "Fail I alone, in words and deeds?
    Why, all men strive and who succeeds?"
    Explain briefly with reference to the context.
  9. What does the damozel long for in Heaven?
  10. Who is Setebos, according to Caliban?

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