IGNOU BEGC-104 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper

Q1.Explain with reference to the context any four of the following (150 words each) : 4×5=20

(a) “Thou Seyest, right as wormesshende a tree, Right so a Wyffdestroyeth here housbande; This knowe they that been to wives bonde.”

(b) “Even in the eyes of all posterity That wear this world out to the ending down So, till the judgment that yourself arise.”

(c) Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine And thrice again to make up nine. Peace ! & the charm‟s wound up

(d) “When in eternal lives to time thou grow‟st: So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”

(e) “Sweet warriour when shall I have peace with you ? High time it is, this warre now ended evere : Which I no longer can endure to sue.”

(f) “Oh, what a world of profit and delight Of power, of honor, of omnipotence Is promised to the stupendous artisan ! ” Section&B

Q2.Write short notes on any two of the following (in 200 words each) : 2×10=20

(a) Character of Lady Macduff

(b) The wife of B ath in the role of the teller of the tale

(c) The sonnet form

(d) The ending of the play Dr. Faustus. Section&C Note : Attempt any three of the following questions (in about 500-600 words each). 3×20=60

Q3.Bring out the idea of violence and its relation to the state in Macbeth.

Q4.In what ways can a modern reader relate to the predicament of Dr. Faustus ? Discuss.

Q5.Comment on the nature of time in Shakespeare‟s sonnets keeping in view the theme of immortality.

Q6.Briefly discuss the implication of the „metaphysical‟ in the context of Donne ‟s poetry in your syllabus.

Q7.In what sense is The Wife of Bath’s Prologue dramatic ? Explain.