C.U. English Honours First Semester Question Paper 2021 [CC-2]

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   2021

 ENGLISH-HONOURS

Paper : CC - 2

Full Marks- 65

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Group-B

(Answer within 600 words)

1. (a)  Compare and contrast the conflict between the gods and mortals in the first book of Home's The Iliad.                                                                                                                                                        15

Or,

(b) Comment on the relationship between Agamemnon and Achilles.              15

2. (a) Comment on the character of Jocasta in Oedipus the King.

Or,

(b) Comment on Oedipus's view of the gods.                                    15

Group-C

(Answer within 600 words)

3. (a) In Ovid's Metamorphoses, some people are transformed as a reward, and some as a punishment for bad actions -- illustrate with reference to Book III.                                                                         15

Or,

(b) Narrate the story of Tiresias, Jove and June in Book III of Ovid's Metamorphoses.         15

4. (a) How does Plautus' Pot of Gold reflect the role of women in Greek society?                          15

Or,

(b) Can Plautus’s Pot of Gold be defined as a comedy? Give reasons for your view.                       15

Or,

(c) Discuss the main issues highlighted by Horace in his Satire I:IV.                                               15

Or,                     

(d) How does Horace differentiate his satires from those of Lucilius, in Satires I:IV?                    15

5. Answer the following questions :                      1x5

(a) What is Zeus's message in Book II of The Iliad.

(b) How does Oedipus try to avenge the murder of Laius.

(c) What prophesy does Cadmus hear after killing the serpent?

(d) What was the cause of Acteaon's death?

(e) Who discovers Euclio's pot of gold from its hiding place?

Or,

(f) What was Horace's prime intention of writing the Satires?

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Use of symbols in Bravely Fought The Queen - CU English Honours Notes

How does Dattani use symbols to enhance the dramatic impact of Bravely Fought the Queen?

Symbol is a powerful means of communication in literary work. Mahesh Dattani excels in art and craft of symbolic exuberances and imagery. The play Bravely Fought the Queen is moulded by craft of imagery or symbolism. The play replete with rich symbols, imagery, rhythm, sound etc.

The title itself is symbolic. The Queen in the title of the play refers to the legendary warrior queen Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. Alka, the much trodden-upon younger daughter-in-law in the Trivedi family, dreamily identifies with the Rani of Jhansi and longs to put on the costume of the Queen at the masquerade ball being planned. She attempts to rebel against the claustrophobic atmosphere in her home where she is virtually a prisoner. She has been tricked into marriage with a closet homosexual (her sister’s brother-in-law) by her brother (who has been his partner). She has already been thrown out of the house once due to the machinations of her mother-in-law and is in peril of a repetition now. At the end, she bravely fights back.

The bonsai Lalitha brings as a gift for Dolly becomes a central symbol in the play. The bonsai represents a cruel miniaturization of a free spirit. As Lalitha explains innocently and gleefully to Dolly, it involves minimizing the amount of earth that the plant has to grow in, pruning its stem and branches and regularly snipping its roots so that its growth becomes stunted. The dwarfed plant is an artificial creation of human will. It may appear beautiful to some but it is a deformed plant. The symbol begs for a comparison with the situation of women in the Indian scenario – also under grown and stunted in terms of the development of their independent identities. Lalitha points out that the plant gets habituated to its changed ethos and accepts it and moulds itself to it. This is the sad situation of women socially conditioned by their men folk over the ages. 

The bonsai is meant for Dolly, thus associating its symbolism with her. It is also appreciated by Alka, thus pointing to her situation too. Yet another bonsai seen on Sridhar’s desk is described as “odd” and “grotesque”, surely pointing to its basic unnaturalness. What has been accepted (and even found attractive) by the women seems odd in the sphere of the men who have never been restricted or manipulated. Almost all the characters in the play are made to comment on the bonsai in a deliberate attempt at drawing parallels. Daksha, the spastic child of Dolly and Jiten, is an obvious parallel to the stunted and dwarfish bonsai, a deformed child born in pain due to violence inflicted upon her mother.

The interpolated tale of Kanhaiya, the alluring cook, also functions as the potent symbol which denotes disappointment, emptiness and trauma in the women of the Trivedi household. The young cook projected as Dolly’s lover, is merely a figment of her imagination. Apart from this, the face mask, Baa’s bell and wheelchair etc. are the imageries used for expressing some thoughts and idea in the play. The failure of ReVa Tee advertisement symbolizes that the men have failed to understand and recognize the feminine self and equity as human being.

In Act I and in Act III Dolly has Naina Devi’s thumri playing. The symbolism of Naina Devi’s bold decision to sing love songs usually the preserve of tawaifs is central to the play. Dolly tells Lalitha that she married into royalty but still chose to sing like a tawaif. She would surely have been marginalized by society but the wonderful thing is that her husband supported her. Together, they faced all the social ostracism and reproofs that came their way until finally she came to be celebrated as the queen of thumri.

The title of the third and final act, “Free for All” is very symbolic and suggestive. There is a free flow of emotions and passion, anger and hatred, blaming and counter blaming. The women express, assert, and move freely in this act. Dattani presents a kind of familial court in which contention and counter contention takes place till the truth is revealed. The Trivedi brothers are dismissed as scheming and gay, violent and unfaithful. The dramatist disproves the idea of varied spaces for man and woman showing them human beings equal in all respects.

Thus symbolism plays a crucial role in Bravely Fought the Queen to bring home the entire gamut of meaning and implications to the audience. 

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C.U. English Honours Second Semester Question Paper 2019 [CC-4]

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   2019

 ENGLISH-HONOURS

Paper : CC - 4

Full Marks- 65

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Group-B

(Answer within 600 words)

1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences :                1x5

(a) "Vayne man, sayd she', who is the 'vayne man'?

(b) Which are the two rivers mentioned in the poem 'To His Coy Mistress'?

(c) "thou art more lovely and more temperate." What does Shakespeare mean by it?

(d) How many times does Banquo's ghost appear on stage?

Or, Name the two murderers in Edward II.

(e) What is the name of the jester in As You Like It?

Or, "If music be the food of love, play on," -- Who says this and to whom?

2. Answer any two of the following questions (within 600 words):              15x2

(a) The Wife of Bath is one of the first feminist characters in English Literature. would you agree? Discuss.

(b) Comment on Shakespeare's use of imagery with reference to any one of the sonnets in your syllabus.

(c) Consider Donne's 'The Good Morrow' as a metaphysical poem.

3. Answer any one the following questions (within 600 words) :                      15x1

(a) Discuss Edward II as a play on the irony of kingship.

(b) Critically consider Marlowe's portrayal of Isabella in Edward II.

(c) Examine the role of the witches in Macbeth.

(d) Consider Macbeth as a tragic hero.

4. Answer any one the following questions (within 600 words) :                      15x1

(a) Twelfth is a comedy built on the principle of contrast. discuss with suitable examples from the play.

(b) Comment on the appropriateness of the title of Twelfth Night.

(c) Compare and contrast the characters of Rosalind and Celia.

(d) Examine the significance of the woodland setting in As You Like It.

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C.U. English Honours Second Semester Question Paper 2019 [CC-3]

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   2019

 ENGLISH-HONOURS

Paper : CC - 3

Full Marks- 65

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Group-B

(Answer within 600 words)

1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences :                1x5

(a) "Thy eagle pinion is chained down at last"

       What does "eagle" symbolically refer to in the above line?

(b) What was the last wish of the narrator's ageing mother in "Dawn at Puri"?

(c) To which poet does Toru Dutt allude in 'Our Casuarina Tree'?

(d) What was the name of Mantangini's sister in Rajamohan's Wife?

(e) Who is called "the queen of thumri" in Mahesh Dattani's Bravely Fought the Queen?

2. Answer any two of the following questions (within 600 words):              15x2

(a) 'Our Casaurina Tree' brings out the spirit of romantic nostalgia. Discuss.

(b) 'An Introduction' is a search for an identity. Discuss.

(c) A. K. Ramanujan's 'A River' is about the kinds of relations between the present and the past. -- Elucidate. 

(d) Write a critical appreciation of the poem 'Enterprise'.

3. Answer any one the following questions (within 600 words) :                      15x1

(a) Critically estimate the character of Mantangini in Rajamohan's Wife.

(b) Comment on Bankim's treatment of the theme of marriage in Rajamohan's Wife.

4. Answer any one the following questions (within 600 words) :                      15x1

(a) Comment on the significance of the title of Mahesh Dattani's play Bravely Fought the Queen.

(b) How does Dattani use symbols to enhance the dramatic impact of Bravely Fought the Queen?

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Career options for CU English Honours students

English honours is one of the most sought out choices among the students while pursuing under-graduation degree. Most of the students pursue English honours degree as a passion and some in peer pressure or without giving much due thought. However, not everyone know that this B.A. degree course offers the highest number of career options which can't be found in any other degree course.

This course isn't about improving your hold on the English language through better understanding of grammar or honing the vocabulary. Rather it helps in understanding the development of the English language along with the subsequent rise of the literature across the different ages. Students usually has to go through a number of drama, poetry, plays, short stories, novels and plays to understand how the language and literature has evolved over the course time and what impact it had over society and culture as a whole.

Here are some career options which you can go for after the completion of the English Honours degree course.

As you begin your career you will get to learn a lot about how to write for the specific business. Being an English Honours graduate you will be able to offer grammatically correct content and with your creative writing skills you will be able to hit the right pace. All these jobs are expected to offer a fresher salary of Rs. 10,000 to Rs.15,000 and with a little bit of experience you can earn a handsome salary in time. There are more career options for English Honours graduates which we will be updating in our next blog.

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