BEGE-142 · June 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGE-142 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
UNDERSTANDING DRAMA
Structured previous year question paper for BEGE-142, June 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 7 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (GENERAL) PROGRAMME/
B. A. (HONS.) IN ENGLISH
(BAG/BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
June, 2023
BEGE-142 : UNDERSTANDING DRAMA
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer all questions. All questions have
internal choice.
Section—A
Q1.Write short notes on any four of the following topics in about 200 words each : 4×5=20
(a) Interludes
(b) Restoration stage
(c) Plot
(d) Character
(e) Force
(f) Comedy of manners [ 2 ]
Section—B
Q2.Answer any two of the following with reference to the context in about 300 words each : 2×10=20 Organize in your houses Organize in the mountains Know that you only Kindred blood is he.
(b) From n ow on I’ll only botrer about myself I have done my utmost. It’s th e end now as far as I’m concerned.
(c) There’s nothing he c ould do that I couldn’t forgive. Because he’s my son. Because I’m his father and he’s my son
Section—C
Note : Answer any three of the following questions
in about 800 words each. 3×20=60
Q3.Write a critical note on Savitri in Halfway House.
Q4.How is Joe Keller as hero in All My Sons ? Discuss.
Q5.Comment on the justice system as it emerges from the exchange between the Judge and Dedan Kimathi.
Q6.Discuss the impact of economic cri sis in the lives of Mahendranath and Savitri.
Q7.What do you understand by modern drama ? Discuss.