BEGC-113 · December 2022 · English
IGNOU BEGC-113 December 2022 Previous Year Question Paper
MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMA
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-113, December 2022 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 6 · Sections: 2
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B.A. ENGLISH HONOURS PROGRAMME
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2022
BEGC-113 : MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMA
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Section A is compulsory. Attempt any
three questions from Section B. All questions carry
equal marks.
SECTION A
Q1.Write notes on any two of the following in about 150 words each : 210=20
(a) Realism in Ibsen’s Ghosts
(b) Structure of the Play Rhinoceros
(c) Charlie Chaplin’s Influence on Brecht
Q2.Critically examine, with reference to the context, any two of the following : 210=20
(a) Vladimir : Pull on your trousers. Estragon : You want me to pull o ff my trousers ? Again. “Let us go.” (They do not move) BEGC-113 2
(b) That so many of the poor should suffer from cold what can we do to pr event ? To bring warmth to a single body is not much use.
(c) Jean : Nature has its own laws. Morality is against nature. Berenger : Are you suggesting we repl ace our laws by the law of the jungle ? Jean : It would suit me, suit me true.
SECTION B
Answer any three of the following :
Q3.Discuss Waiting for Godot as an Absurdist play.
Q4.Elaborate on the art of characteris ation in Bertolt Brecht’s The Good Woman of Szechwan.
Q5.Discuss the major theme(s) and th eir portrayal in Ibsen’s Ghosts.
Q6.Write a note on Waiting for Godot as an avant-garde play.