Subject: Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama231101
Part-A Brief Questions with AnswersDoctor Faustus
Q.1.Who was the greatest of the dramatists of Shakespéare's predecessors?
Ans.Christopher Marlowe was the greatest of the dramatists of Shakespezre's predecessors.
Q.2.Who was the greatest of the university wits?
Ans.Christopher Marlowe was the greatest of theuniversity wits.
Q.3.Who is Faustus?
Ans.Faustus is the hero of the play,Doctor Faustus.His original is supposed to be Johann Faust,a rich burgher of Mainz,associated with Gutenberg,Historically,he is a reputed professor of the black ant,a native of Germany,who flourished at the end of the 15 century and the beginning of the 16 century.
Q. 4. A.Who are Good Angel and Evil Angel?
Ans.The Good Angel and the Evil Angel are the personifications of Faustus' inner turmoil.The Evil Angel encourages Faustus to take the path of damnation, while the Good Angel tries to save him.Their characters reflec1 Christian belief that humans are assigned guardian angels,and tha devils can influence human thoughts.
Q.5,Who is Lucifer?
Ans,Lucifer is sometimes thought to be another name of Satan. In Doctor Faustus, Marlowe uses "Lucifer" as Satan's proper name.
Q.6.Who is Belzebub?
Ans. Belzebub is one of Lucifer's officers. He is a powerful demon. Faustus identifies him as God.
Q.7.Who is Robin?
Ans. Robin is an ostler, that is, a horse-keeper. He is in charge of the stable and has therefore to look after the horses.
Q.8.Who is Ralph?
Ans. Ralph is the assistant of Robin, an ostler.
Q.9.Who is Horse-Courser?
Ans. He is the man who buys Faustus' horse. Faustus swindles him.
Q.10.What is Chorus?
Ans. Chorus is a group of characters who takes part with the actors in the dialogue of a drama and expresses their sentiments in song at intervals when there is no character on the stage.
Q.11.Who is Mars?
Ans. Mars is the Roman god of war. He allied himself with the Carthaginians to defeat the Romans.
Q.12.What was Carthage?
Ans.Carthage was an ancient city situated to the north of Africa. It was founded by the Phoenicians and destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC.
Q.13.Why is Carthage famous?
Ans. Carthage is famous for trade and strong force.
Q.14. Where was Dr Faustus born?
Ans. Dr Faustus was born in Germany in town called Rhodes.
Q.15. What do you know about the learning of Dr Faustus?
Ans. Faustus acquired extensive knowledge in the fields of divinity and theology and was honoured with the Doctor's title.
Q.16. What is necromancy?
Ans.Necromancy is the vicious art of calling up the spirits of the dead.
Q.17. Why does Faustus decide to practise necromancy?
Ans. Faustus decides to practise necromancy because it offers unlimited profit, power, honour and authority to him.
Q.18.“A sound magician is a mighty god.” - From where is the line quoted?
Ans. The line is quoted from Marlowe's tragic play Doctor Faustus.
Q.19. Who is Valdes?
Ans. Valdes is a person of uncertain identification considered to be a friend of Faustus.
Q.20. How did Faustus bring Mephistophilis before him?
Ans. Faustus brought Mephistophilis before him by reciting spells.
Q.21. What is the Trinity?
Ans. The Trinity, in the Christian religion, means the union of Father, Son and Holy Spirit in one God.
Q.22. What is Mephistophilis's idea of hell?
Ans. According to Mephistophilis hell does not mean any particular place to which Lucifer and his followers have. been confined. Tó him, hell means the loss of heaven.
Q.23. For what period of time does Faustus sells his soul in exchange for the service from the devil?
Ans. Faustus sells his soul in exchange for the service of the devil for twenty-four years. “So he will spare him four and twenty years”.
Q.24. What does Faustus identify as his God?
Ans.Faustus identifies Belzebub or Devil as his God.
Q.25.What does Mephistophilis do when Faustus's blood congeals?
Ans. Mephistophilis fetches him a chafer of fire to loosen the blood and Faustus continues on to finish the contract.
Q.26.Why does Faustus's blood congeal when he approaches to sign the bond?
Ans. When Faustus approaches to sign the bond his blood congeals. It signifies that his 'blood or soul is unwilling to sign the unduly contract.
Q.27. How does Mephistophilis describe the location of hell?
Ans. Mephistophilis says that hell is located in the underworld within the bowels of the earth. All sinful spirits dwell there and are tortured there.
Q.28.How does Mephistophilis describe the boundary of hell?
Ans. Mephistophilis says that hell does not have any boundaryand it is not confined to any single place.Wherever the sinful spirits dwell, there is hell; and wherever there is hell,the sinful must be there.
Q.29.Why does Mephistophilis object to Faustus's marriage?
Or,
Why won't Mephistophilis provide Faustus a wife?
Ans. Mamiage is considered to be the sacrament of the church. Faustus being a disciple of the Devil should not think about anything connected with the church. So Mephistophilis objects to Faustus's mamiage.
Q30.Why is Faustus unable to repent and to seek God's forgiveness?
Ans.Faustus is unable to repent and to seek God's forgiveness because he has become a hardened sinner.
Q-31. What prevent Faustus from killing himself?
Ans. The allurements of sensual pleasures of life prevent him from killing himself
Q.32. What is the one question that Mephistophilis refuses to answer?
Ans.Who made the world? “Now tell me, who made the world?”Faustus begs and commands Mephistophilis to answer this question but Mephistophilis will not concede.
Q.33. In how many days did Faustus visit the universe?
Ans. Faustus visited the universe by the chariot of dragons in eight days.
Q.34. What tricks does Faustus play on the Pope?
Ans. Faustus plays a few tricks on the Pope. When the Pope is at a feast, Faustus snatches away dishes and drinks from his hands. He even hits the Pope on his ear.
Q.35. Why does Faustus sell his horse?
Ans. Faustus sells his horse because he wants to walk on foot through the lovely green spot.
Q36.What does Faustus warn the hose-dealer?
Ans.Faustus wams the horse-dealer that he should never ride the horse into water under any circumstances.
Q-37.What happened to the horse when the horse-dealer rode it into water?
Ans.When the horse-dealer rode the horse into water,it seemed to vanish away into nothingness, and it tumed into a bundle of hay.
Q.38. Who was the most beautiful woman in the world according to the Scholars?
Ans. According to the Scholars,Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world.
Q.39.Who was Helen?
Ans.Helen was the wife of Menelaus, but run away with the Trojan prince,Paris.
Q.40.Why does Mephistophilis give Faustus a dagger?
Ans. Mephistophilis gives Faustus a dagger so that he may stab himselfto death.
Q.41. How does the Old Man try to stop Faustus from committing suicide?
Ans. The Old Man tells him that there is an angel hovering over his heed ready to bless him with God's grace if only he appeals to God for mercy and keeps away despair from his mind.
Q.42. What does Faustus think when he kisses Helen?
Ans.When Faustus imprints a kiss on Helen's lips, he thinks that this kiss will make him immortal.
Q.43.Why does Faustus ask Helen to give his soul back to him?
Ans. Faustus asks Helen to give his soul back to him so that he can kiss her again.
Q.44. Who wants to be Paris?
Ans. Faustus wants to be Paris, the Trojan Prince.
Q.45.Why does Faustus want to be Paris?
Ans. Paris was the lover of Helen, the Paragon of Greek beauty. Faustus wants to be Paris in order to becomne the lover of Helen.
Q.46. Why wouldn't Faustus like the hour of midnight to come?
Ans. Faustus would not like the hour of midnight to come, because at that hour Mephistophilis will come to take away his soul.
Q.47. Why does Faustus find relief in Pythagoras's theory?
Ans. Faustus finds relief in Pythagoras's theory.He says that if Pythagoras's theory were true he would be changed into some beast after his death and he would be happy.
Q.48. What is the full title of Doctor Faustus?
Ans.The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus.
Q.49. What inscription did Doctor Faustus notice on his arm just after signing the contact?
Ans. Immediately after signing the bond, Faustus notices the inscription on his arm- homo, fuge meaning 'fly away, man'.
Q.50. To whom is marriage 'a ceremonial toy'?
Ans. To Mephistophilis marriage is 'a ceremonial toy'.
Q.51.In which field of learnings did Doctor Faustus obtainthe doctorate degree?
Ans. Dr Faustus has obtained the degree of doctorate in Theology.
Q.52. Which period of English literature 'did Christopher Marlowe belong to?
Ans.Elizabethan period
Q.53.Who had waxen wings?
Ans. Icarus had waxen wings.
Q.54. What is the moral of Doctor Faustus?
Ans. The moral of the play is that man should not hanker after limitless power and pelf degrading human soul to a vile depth.
Q.55.Who were the friends of 'Doctor Faustus'?
Ans. Valdes and Cornelius are the friends of Doctor Faustus.
Q.56.Name the seven deadly sins in Doctor Faustus.
Ans.The Seven Deadly sins are Pride, Covetousness, Wrath, Envy,Gluttony,Sloth,and Lechery.
Q.57.Who is Icarus?
Ans. In Greek mythology, Icarus is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus,the creator of the Labyrinth
Q.58.What do Faustus and Lucifer have in common?
Ans. Both Faustus and Lucifer have excessive pride and insolence.
Q.59. What is Renaissance?
Ans. In general Renaissance means rebirth (Re = again; naissance = birth). It has been described as thé birth of the modern world out of the ashes of the “Dark Ages.”
Q.60. Who are the university wits?
Ans. The 'University wits' refer to a group of pre-Shakespearean playwrights associated with the University of Cambridge or Oxford. They are: Thomas Kyd, John Lyly,George Peele,Robert Greene, Thomas Lodge,Thomas Nash and Christopher Marlowe.
Q. 61.Name the seven deadly sins in Doctor Faustus.
Ans. The Seven Deadly sins are Pride, Covetousness,Wrath, Envy, Gluttony,Sloth, and Lechery.
Q.62.What is soliloquy?
Ans. Soliloquy is the potent means of self-revelation. It is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to himself when he is alone on the stage.
Q.63. Which literary age does Christopher Marlowe belong to?
Ans. Christopher Marlowe belongs to the Elizabethan Age.
Q.64.What does the phrase “Achilles' heel” mean?
Ans. 'Achilles'heel'means a weak point in somebody's character. Achilles was the Greek hero. He had a weak heel and was vulnerable only in this part of his body: He died after being wounded by an arrow in the heel shot by Paris and directed by Apollo.
Q.65.“But now I die eternally”-Who is the speaker?
Ans. Faustus is the speaker. He says this to the scholars. He means that he will die an eternal death or will be doomed forever.
Macbeth
Q.1.Who is Macbeth?
Ans. He is the evil King of Scotland. Being inspired by the Witches and his wife, he snatches away the throne from Duncan by murdering him and sinks into a state of chaos because of his greed and guilt; his evil acts lead to his ruin, and rebel forces lead an attack against him, and Macduff, in a personal battle, beheads him.
Q.2.Who is Lady Macbeth?
Ans. Lady Macbeth is the wife of Macbeth. She is a deeply ambitious woman who lusts for power and position.
Q.3.Who are the three Witches?
Ans. They are the three “black and midnight hags” who plot mischief against Macbeth using charms, spells, and prophecies.
Q.4.Who is Banquo?
Ans. Banquo is a general in Duncan's army and a close friend of Macbeth prior to Macbeth's seizing the throne. Banquo is the brave, noble general who was brutally killed by the murders hired by Macbeth. The Witches prophesies that his children will inherit the Scottish throne.
Q.5.Who is Macduff?
Ans. Macduff is a general in Duncan's army who becomes suspicious of Macbeth's part in the king's murder. His son and wife were killed by Macbeth's men and eventually he became able to slain Macbeth.
Q.6.Who is Lady Macduff?
Ans. Lady Macduff is Macduff's wife who was murdered by the ruffians sent by Macbeth.
Q.7.Who is Hecate?
Ans. Hecate is the goddess of witchcraft. She helps the three witches work their mischief on Macbeth.
Q.8.Who is Fleance?
Ans.Fleance is Banquo's son, who survives Macbeth's attempt to murder him. At the end of the play,Fleance's whereabouts are unknown.
Q.9.Who are the Murderers in“Macbeth”?fN i.
Ans. The Murderers are a group of ruffians conscripted by Macbeth to murder Banquo, Fleance (but they fail to kill Fleance), and Macduff's wife and children.
Q.10.Who is Siward?
Ans. Siward is the Earl of Northumberland and veteran military officer. He becomes an ally of Malcolm and Macduff and leads the first attack against Macbeth's forces.
Q.11. Who was Young Siward?
Ans. He was the son of Siward. He follows his father to fight against Macbeth in Scotland; but is killed in battle.
Q.12. Who is Seyton?
Ans. Seyton is the only remaining officer in Macbeth's army that remains loyal to him.
Q.13. Why did Lady Macbeth go mad?
Ans. Lady Macbeth went mad because, before the murder of Duncan, she “hardly imagines the act, or at most imagines its outward show,” and becàuse'she does not “foresee those inward consequences which réveal themselves immediately in her husband.”
Q.14. Is the Ghost of Banquo a hallucination?
Ans. Yes, but Shakespeare knew that most of his audience would think of it as a real ghost.
Q.15. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”-What is meant here?
Ans. The line refers to the theme of Macbeth as “the reversal of values.”
Q.16.Who was Duncan?
Ans. Duncan was the good King of Scotland whom Macbeth, in his ambition for the crown, murders. Duncan is the model of a virtuous, benevolent, and farsighted ruler,
Q.17.Who was Malcolm?
Ans. Malcolm was King Duncan's oldest son. He was the rightful heir to the throne of Scotland but flees to England after his father's murder and later returns to lead a successful attack against Macbeth.
Q.18.What is Golgotha?
Ans. Golgotha was the place where Christ was hanged on the cross.
Q.19.Who is Bellona?
Ans. Bellona is the name of the goddess of war.
Q.20.Whom does Duncan nominate as the heir to the throne?
Ans. Duncan nominates his eldest son, Malcolm, as the heir to the throne.
Q.21. What does the phrase 'the milk of human kindness' mean?
Ans. 'The milk of human kindness' refers to the gentleness of human nature.
Q.22. Why does Lady Macbeth wish to drive away her feminine qualities?
Ans.Lady Macbeth wishes to drive away feminine qualities so that she can execute her design of putting an end to Duncan's life.
Q.23.What is Lady Macbeth's “prayer” to the spirits after she learns Duncan is coming?
Ans. She wants to be filled with cruelty, given a hard heart and the thick blood necessary to do what has to be done in order to make Macbeth king.
Q.24. With whom does King Duncan arrive at Macbeth's castle?
Ans. King Duncan arrives at Macbeth's castle in the company of his sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, and a few of his noblemen -Banquo,Lenox, Macduff, Ross and Angus.
Q.25. What does Macbeth do with the daggers after the murder?
Ans. After Macbeth has murdered King Duncan, he takes the daggers to his wife instead of placing them with the guards.
Q.26. What does the death of Dunean symbolise?
Ans.His death symbolizes the destruction of an order in Scotland that can be restored only when Duncan's line, in the person of Malcolm, once more occupies the throne.
Q.27. What does the escape of Fleance symbolize for Macbeth?
Ans. The escape of Fleance represents a possible threat to Macbeth, for the prophecy regarding Banquo's children leading a line of kings could still be fulfilled. Moreover, Fleance's escape brings about the initiation of Macbeth's decline, as this is the first time he has failed in executing his plans to perfection.
Q.28. What is Lady Macbeth's advice to her husband when he is unable to say “Amen”?
Ans. Lady Macbeth advises her husband not to think about it so much, or it will make them crazy.
Q.29. What does Lady Macbeth tell her husband to do when he does not sleep?
Ans. When her husband does not sleep, she tells him to wash “this filthy witness” from his hands. In other word, she urges him to get cleaned up and forget about it.
Q.30. Who first learns a murder has taken place?
Ans. Macduff first learns that a murder has taken place.
Q.31. Who are the supposed murderers?
Ans. The grooms are the supposed murderers.
Q.32. Why does Lady Macbeth faint?
Ans. Lady Macbeth faints because she is trying to move the attention from the murder to herself.
Q.33.What does Lady Macbeth's fainting signify?
Ans. Lady Macbeth's fainting signifies that she is completely shocked that the King has been murdered.
Q.34.Why does Macbeth have Banquo killed?
Ans. Macbeth fears that Banquo's children will ascend the throne and he doesn't want that to happen. So, he has Banquo killed.
Q.35. Why does Macbeth hire murderers to kill Banquo?
Ans. He is already feeling guilty for killing Duncan. He doesn't want to have more guilt by killing his friend Banquo. For this reason Macbeth hired murderers to kill Banquo.
Q.36.How does Lady Macbeth cover for Macbeth at the banquet?
Ans. Lady Macbeth tells the guests that her husband often has these fits that those who know him well have learned to ignore them. When Macbeth really gets out of hand, she sends the guests home.
Q.37、How does Lady Macbeth make her husband feel better after seeing the ghost?
Ans. After seeing the ghost, Lady Macbeth tries to get her husband feel better by making him go to sleep.
Q.38. What three things does Macbeth learn from the witches and apparitions?
Ans. three things are:-
1.He should fear Macduff.
2. He shouldn't fear any man born of a woman.
3.Nothing will affect his reign until Birnam Wood moves.
Q.39. What question do the witches refuse to answer?
Ans. The witches refuse to answer whether Banquo's issues will be kings.
Q.40. What four things did the witches show Macbeth?
Ans.The witches showed him an armed head, a bloody child, a crowned child with a tree in its hand, and, finally, eight kings followed by Banquo's ghost.
Q.41.Why does Macbeth have Macduff's family killed?
Ans. Macduff is not loyal to Macbeth, and Macbeth is angry. So, Macbeth has Macduff's family killed.
Q.42.Who first fights Macbeth?
Ans. Young Siward fights Macbeth first.
Q.43.What happens to Young Siward when he fights Macbeth? Ans. Young Siward is slain when he fights Macbeth.
Q.44. When does Macbeth know he's in trouble?
Ans. He knows this is his end when Macduff tells him he was taken from his mother's womb prematurely instead of being “born of a woman.”
Q.45.Who will be King of Scotland?
Ans. Malcolm will be The King of Scotland.
Q.46. What.figure of speech do you find in “Fair is foul,and foul is fair”?
Ans.Chiasmus
Q.47. What was the gift of Duncan to Lady Macbeth?
Ans.a precious diamond
Q.48. Where did the three witches meet?
Ans. The three witches meet on lonely heath in the midst of thunder and lightning.
Q.49 What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
Ans. Macbeth's tragic flaw was ambition.
Q.50. “All the perfumes of Arabia
Will not sweeten this little hand”-Who is the speaker?
Ans. Lady Macbeth is the speaker.
Q.51.Who is the peerless dame of Greece?
Ans. 'The peerless dame of Greece' is Helen, wife of Menelaus who lived in Greece, but ran away with Paris.
Q.52. Who utters the statement 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'?
Ans. The Witches utter the statement 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'.
Q.53.Who kills Macbeth?
Ans. Macduff kills Macbeth
Q.54.Name the sons of King Duncan.
Ans. Malcolm and Donalbain were the sons of Duncan.
The Merchant of Venice
Q.1. What kind of play is The Merchant of Venice?
Ans. The Merchant of Venice is
Volpone
Ans. Corbaccio offers to give Volpone a sleep inducing drug.
Q.23.What makes Corbaccio different from other legacy hunters?
Ans. Corbaccio's partial deafness and old age make him different from other legacy hunters.
Q.24. What does Mosca advise Corbaccio to become Volpone's heir?
Ans. Mosca advises him to make a will in favour of Volpone disinheriting his son, Bonario in order to become Volpone's heir.
Q.25.What does Corvino bring as a gift for Volpone?
Ans. Corvino brings a pearl as his gift for Volpone.
Q.26. How is Corvino different from other legacy hunters?
Ans. Corvino is different from other legacy hunters because he is a family man, married to an exquisitely beautiful woman, Celia.
Q.27. In order to see Celia, what did Volpone do?
Ans.He disguised himself.
Q.28. Who is the blazing star of Italy?
Q.29. What does Lady Would-be bring Volpone as a gift?
Ans.Lady Would-be brings him a cap she made herself.
Q.30. Who are the two English travellers in Volpone?
Ans. Sir Politic Would-be and Peregrine are the two English travellers in Volpone.
Q.31. Who is a pilgrim falcon in Volpone?
Ans. Peregrine is a pilgrim falcon in Volpone.
Ans. A mountebank has been defined “as an itinerant quack who from an elevated platform appealed to his audience by means of stories, tricks, juggling and the like, in which he was often assisted by a professional clown.”
Q.33.Who was Scoto of Mantua?
Ans. Scoto of Mantua was an actual juggler and mountebank who. performed before Queen Elizabeth in 1576. In Jonson's play, Volpone disguises himself as Scoto of Mantua.
Q.34. What is the name of Volpone's panacea?
Ans. Oglio del Scoto.
Q.35. Why does Corvino give a good beating to Volpone in the mountebank scene?
Ans. Corvine sees his wife dropping her handkerchief, the mountebank catching it and kissing it and offering her a divine powder. So, Corvino gives the mountebank (Volpone) a good beating.
Q.36. Why does Corvino ask his wife to be ready in her “best attire' and her 'choicest jewels'?
Ans. Corvino asks his wife to be ready in her 'best attire' and her 'choicest jewels' becáuse he has planned to take her to Volpone's house and to sleep with him.
Q.37. On what pretext does Corvino take Celia to Volpone's house?
Ans.Corvino takes Celia to Volpone's house on the pretext that Volpone has invited them to a solemn feast.
Q.38. What does Mosca tells Bonario about his father is going to do?
Ans. Mosca tells Bonario that the latter's father is going to disinherit him.
Q.39. How does Mosca earn his livelihood?
Ans. Mosca earns his livelihood by. flattering his patron and by servile behaviour.
Q.40. What did Corvino want his wife to do with Volpone?
Ans. Corvino wants his wife, Celia, to sleep with Volpone.
Q.41. What did Celia want Corvino to do to her instead of sleeping with Volpone?
Ans. Celia begs not to be forced to sleep with Volpone. She asks that she be locked up instead since she thinks Corvino doubts her chastity.
Q.42.What is Corvino's opinion about 'honour'?
Ans. “Honour”, according to Corvino, does not exist in reality, and the loss ofit cannot harm anyone.
Q.43.How does Volpone try to seduce Celia?
Ans. At first Volpone tries to seduce her by offering different kinds of alluring things and enjoyment. Being failed, he then, tries to seduce her by force.
Q.44.Who rescues Celia from Volpone?
Ans. Bonario rescues Celia from Volpone.
Q.45.Who wounded Mosca?
Ans.Bonario wounded Mosca.
Q.46.Why is Mosca wounded by Bonario?
Ans.When Bonario rescues Celia from the clutches of Volpone, Mosca comes to find his master in despair and, at that time Bonario wounds him with a sword.
Q.47. What is the final joke that Volpone wants to do to the legacy hunters?
Ans. His final jokeis that he makes his jesters, Castrone and Nano,declare through the street that Volpone is dead and he tortures the legacy hunters being disguised as a commendatore.
Q.48. Who does Volpone send into the town to announce his death?
Ans.Nano and Castrone.
Q.49. What does Peregrine do to trick Sir Politic?
Ans. Peregrine has recruited 3 real merchants to help him out with the trick.
Q.50. How does Volpone torment the greedy trio in the street?
Ans. In the street, Volpone, disguised as a commendatore, torments Corbaccio, Corvino, and Voltore by pretending he has heard news that they inherited a fortune.
Q.51.How does the judges learn that Volpone is alive?
Ans. The judges learns that the commandatore told Voltore that Volpone is alive.
Q.52. Why is Volpone ordered to be whipped?
Ans. The judges ask Volpone in the guise of the commandatore to be whipped for his insolent lie.
Q.53.When does Volpone reveal his true identity to the court?
Ans.·When the judges ask Volpone in the guise of the commandatore to be whipped for his insolent lie,Volpone finds himself in a desperate situation and throws off his disguise and reveals his true identity.
Ans. Finally, the judges order Bonario and Celia to be released.
Q.55.What is the punishment of Mosca?
Ans. Mosca for having taken the leading part in the fraud practice, and for deceiving the court, is to be whipped first and then sent as a galley slave.
Q.56. What punishment does .Voltore face at the end of the play?
Ans. Voltore's licence to practice is cancelled and is banished from the state.
Q.57.How is Corbaccio punished?
Ans. Corbaccio is ordered to be sent to the monastery of San Spirito and his property is given to his son, Bonario.
Q.58.How is Corvino punished at last?
Ans. Corvino is ordered to return the dowry, three-times, which Celia brought with her at the time of her marriage.She will go back to her father's house; Corvino shall be rowed about in Venice and then made to stand in the pillory.
Q.59. Who are the members of Volpone's house?
Ans.Nano, Castrone, Androgyne, Mosca and Volpone
Q.60. What does the name Voltore mean?
Ans.Voltore means vulture.
Q.61. What does the name 'Volpone' mean?/From what animal does the play Volpone take its name?
Ans. Volpone means fox.
Q.62 What is the sub-title of the play Volpone?
Ans.The Fox
Q.63.What gift does Voltore bring for Volpone?
Ans. Voltore has brought with him a gift of a huge gold plate with Volpone's name and arms engraved on it.
Q.64. What type of comedy is 'Volpone'?
Ans. Volpone is a comdey of humours.
Q.65.Who are the legacy hunters in 'Volpone'?
Ans.Voltore,Corbaccio,and Corvino are the three legacy hunters in Volpone.
Q.66. What is Corvin0 by profession?
Ans. Corvino is “a Merchant'"' by profession.
Q.67.Why does Mosca suggest suicide?
Ans.Mosca suggests suicide in order to escape dishonour.
The Duchess of Malfi
Q.1.Who is Delio?Ans. Delio is a courtier, who tries to woo Julia. Based on a historical character of the same name, his purpose is to be the sounding board for his friend Antonio. He acts as a narrator and is privy to the secrets of Antonio's marriage and children.
Q.2.Who is Bosola?
Ans. Bosola isthe villain in The Duchess of Malfi.
Q.3. What kind of man is Bosola?
Ans. Bosola is a lustful, greedy, proud, bloody and spiteful man.
Q.4.On whom is the character of Bosola based?
Ans. The character of Bosola is based on the historical Daniele de Bozolo.
Q.5.Who is Ferdinand?
Ans. Ferdinand was the Duke of Calabria and twin brother of the Duchess.
Q.6.Who is the Duchess?
Ans. She is the protagonist, sister to Ferdinand and the Cardinal.
Q.7.Who is Julia?
Ans. Julia is Castruccio's wife and the Cardinal's mistress.
Q.8.How does Julia die?
Ans. Julia dies at the Cardinal's hands from a poisoned Bible.
Q.9.What is Malfi?
Ans. Malfi is a dukedom in Italy.
Q.10. Whom do the madmen include?
Ans. The madmen include: the Mad Astronomer, who lost his mind when his prediction of the apocalypse proved incorrect;the Mad Doctor, who lost his mind due to jealousy; the Mad Priest; and the Mad Lawyer.
Q.11.Who is the Cardinal?
Ans.The Duchess and Ferdinand's elder brother, the Cardinal of Aragon represents cold and calculated evil in contrast to his hot-tempered brother. He is a Machiavellian character,using the power of his position to torture and counter the Duchess.Ultimately,he loses his ability to control events, and he is killed by Bosola.
Q.12.Who is Antonio?
Ans. Antonio Bologna is the steward of the Duchess's household. She falls in love with him and they secretly wed, managing to keep this hidden from her brothers and Bosola.
Q.13.How does Cariola die?
Ans. Cariola dies tragically by strangling following the murder of the Duchess and the youngest children.
Q.14.Who is Julia?
Ans. Julia is the Cardinal's mistress and Castruccio's wife. She is also wooed by Delio and later falls in love with Bosola. Bosola uses her as an unwitting tool to force a confession for the Duchess's death from the Cardinal, after which the Cardinal poisons her.
Q.15.Who is Castruccio?
Ans. Castruccio is a courtier under Ferdinand, and Julia's older husband. He represents the cuckolded fool.
Q.16.To which did Antonio compare a king's court?
Ans.Antonio compares a king's court to a fountain.
Q.17. What did Bosola do for the Cardinal?
Ans.Bosola committed a notorious murder, and the rumour was that the Cardinal did indeed commission him to do it.
Q.18.To what does Bosola compare the Cardinal and Ferdinand?
Ans,Bosola compares the two broiers to plum trees that grow bending over some pools.
Q.19.Who was Tantalus?
Ans.In Greek mythology,Tantalus was the king of Lydia, who was punished for betraying the secrets of the gods by being immersed in water up to his chin.
Q.20. How is the fate of Bosola similar to that of Tantalus?
Ans. Tantalus is a man entertaining a hope that remains unfulfilled forever.Similarly,Bosola's desire of getting reward from the Cardinal remains unfulfilled. So, Bosola's fate is similar to that of Tantalus.
Q.21.Who was Ismail?
Ans.Ismail was the son of Abraham and the maid-servant Hagar. At the age of fifteen he was cast out of Abraham's household.
Q.22. What sort of person/ruler is Ferdinand?
Ans. Ferdinand is a corrupt person or ruler. He pretends to sleep in the law court so that offenders may become careless in their statements. If the offenders commit careless mistakes in their statements, he takes the chance to punish them.
Q.23.Who was the Duke of Calabria?
Ans. Ferdinand was the Duke of Calabria.
Q.24.Who is a melancholy church official in The Duchess ofMalfi?
Ans. The Cardinal is a melancholy church official in The Duchess of Malfi.
Q.25. Why could not the Cardinal rise to the position of a Pope?
Ans. Instead of rising to the position of a Pope through virtuous living, he used bribery as his means of rising up. So, he did not get his office.
Q.26.Why does Ferdinand offer gold to Bosola?
Ans. Ferdinand offers gold to Bosola to carry out his orders, to do what he wants him to do.
Q.27. Why does Bosola refuse to take the gold coins offered by Ferdinand?
Ans. Bosola refused to take the gold coins offered by Ferdinand because if he take the gold coins he has to do some devilish deed.
Q.28. What reasons do Ferdinand and the Cardinal put forth against the Duchess's second marriage?
Ans. The reasons Ferdinand and the Cardinal put forth against the Duchess's second marriage are:
(i) She is a widow.
(ii) She is of a royal blood and has a duty to her rank.
(iii) Thesecond marriage expresses a lecherous nature.
Q.29. Why does Ferdinand compare the Duchess's court to a pasture land?
Ans. Ferdinand compares the Duchess's court to a pasture land because the atmosphere of her court is full of temptation and there are many opportunities for sex indulgences.
Q.30.Why does Ferdinand show the Duchess his father's dagger?
Ans. Ferdinand shows the Duchess his father's dagger in order to threat her that he will use it if she does not keep her lust under control.
Q.31. On what pretext does the Duchess give Antonio her wedding ring?
Ans. The Duchess says that one of Antonio's eyes appears to be sore. She gives him her ring and says that the ring is very effective remedy for sore eyes.
Q.32.What had the Duchess vowed about the ring?
Ans.The Duchess had taken a vow never to give the ring to anybody except to her second husband.
Q.33.Why,according to the Duchess, high born ladies are in an unfortunate position?
Ans. The Duchess tells Antonio that high born ladies are in an unfortunate position in the matter of love making because they do have freedom of making love to anybody as the common people have. Society imposes upon them many restrictions which they cannot violate.
Q.34. Why is the Duchess forced to take the initiative in courting?
Ans. The Duchess is forced to take the initiative in courting because an ordinary man cannot venture to woo a lady of high status.
Q.35. How does Bosola satirizes ladies' fondness for cosmetics?
Ans.Seeing an old lady Bosola satirizes ladies' fondness for cosmetics. He compares their toilet rooms to that of a witch because just as the witches use various kinds of foul and poisonous substance such as serpents' fat, snakes' eggs, saliva of Jews and the dung of their children etc so also ladies of fashion use various kinds of dirty and foul substance such as rouge, cream, plaster etc as cosmetics.
Q.36. How does Bosola become sure that the Duchess is pregnant?
Ans. When Bosola gives her some apricots, she eats them very greedily. The Duchess just finished the apricots, and they are making her stomach feel uneasy. It makes her feel sick. This shows that the Duchess is pregnant.
Q.37. What is apricot?
Ans. Apricot is a sort of fruit.
Q.38.How does Bosola get the horoscope of the child?
Ans. After Bosola and Antonio fight, Antonio flees, dropping the horoscope of the child by mistake and Bosola gets it.
Q.39. How many children did the Duchess give birth to?
Ans. The Duchess gave birth to three children, two sons and a daughter.
Q.40. How does Ferdinand react at the news of the Duchess' child birth?
Ans. At the news of the Duchess' child birth, Ferdinand grows crazy with anger and shouts out his anger in spite of the Cardinal's advice to show restraint. Further he curses the Duchess brashly describing her as a strumpet.
Q.41. Why can't Ferdinand identify the Duchess's husband overhearing her talking?
Ans. Ferdinand cannot identify the Duchess's husband because in her talking she does not mention the name of her husband.
Q.42. On what ground does the Duchess dismiss Antonio from her service?
Ans.The Duchess dismisses Antonio on the ground that Antonio has falsified her accounts and failed to repay a loan which she had taken from some Jews at Naples.
Q.43. Why does the Duchess reveal the identity of her husband to Bosola?
Ans. As Bosola praise Antonio, she trusts him and as a result she tells him that Antonio is the father of her three children.
Q.44.What is Lady of Loretto?
Ans.Loretto is 'a place fifteen miles away from Ancona. There is a relic, the Holy House, believed to be that of Virgin Mary.
Q.45. Whom does Antonio take with him when he fled to Milan?
Ans.When Antonio fled to Milan, he takes his eldest son with him.
Q.46.Who arrests the Duchess?
Ans. Bosola arrests the Duchess in disguise, wearing a mask.on his face.
Q.47. Where does Bosola take the Duchess after arresting her?
Ans. After arresting heër, Bosola takes her to her palace.
Q.48. What makes the Duchess think that Antonio and the children are dead?
Ans. After Ferdinand left, the Duchess sees the wax figures behind a curtain that appear to her to be Antonio and the children dead.
Q.49.Who has made the wax figures of Antonio and his children?
Ans. Vincentio Lauriola has made the wax figures of Antonio and his children.
Q.50. How many madmen does Ferdinand send to the Duchess?
Ans. Ferdinand sends eight madmen to the Duchess.
Q.51.How do the madmen torture the Duchess? Ans.The madmen torture the Duchess by singing and dialoguing.
Q.52. What excuses does Cariola make to save her life?
Ans. To save her life, Cariola makes three excuses:
(a) She is betrothed to a young gentleman and have to get married to him.
(b)She has not confessed her sins to any priest for the last two years.
(c) She is pregnant.
Q.53.Where is the Duchess buried?
Ans. The Duchess is buried next to the Cardinal's house.
Q.54.Who stabs Antonio?
Ans. Bosola stabs Antonio.
Q.55.Why does Bosola stab Antonio?
Ans. Bosola wants to kill the Cardinal. But he stabs Antonio taking him for the Cardinal.
Q.56.Mention the literary period of John Webster.
Ans.Jacobean Period
Q.57:Who is Cariola?
Ans. Cariola is the Duchess's maid and confidant.
Q.58.What is Ancona?
Ans. Ancona is a city state in Italy.
Q.59.Who witnesses the Duchess' remarriage?
Ans.Cariola,the Duchess's,waiting-woman and privy to her secrets,witnesses the Duchess's remarriage.
Q.60.What was the parting request from the Duchess to cariola?
Ans. When she is going to be strangled, the Duchess requests Cariola to take care of her children. The Duchess tells her that it is Cariola's duty to look after her children, to take care for and to care her boy's cold by some syrup and to teach the girl to say her prayer before she goes to sleep.
Q.61. What kind of play is “The Duchess of Malfi”?
Ans.The Duchess of Malfi is a tragedy.
Q.62. What is the original name of the play 'The Duchess of Malfi'?
Ans. The original name of The Duchess of Malfi is The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy.
Q.63. What was the name of the Cardinal historically?
Ans. Historically, the name of the Cardinal was Luigi or Lodovico.
Short QuestionsDoctor Faustus
1.Who are the University Wits?[See A Study Guide,Page-39]2. Describe the function of chorus in “Doctor Faustus”.[See A Study Guide,Page-40]
3. What do Good Angel and Evil Angel allegorise in the life of Doctor Faustus?/ significance of the Good Angel and Evil Angel [See A StudyGuide,Page-42]
4. What are the seven deadly sins in “Doctor Faustus”?[See A Study Guide,Page-44]
5. Describe the significance of the Old Man in Doctor Faustus. [See A Study Guide,Page-46]
6. What is Faustus's conception of hell and heaven? [See A Study Guide,Page-49]
7. What is Mephistophilis's conception of Hell? [See A Study Guide, Page-50]
8. Describe Doctor Faustus as a morality play. [See A Study Guide, Page-55]
9. Discus Doctor Faustus as an allegory.[See A Study Guide,Page-57]
10.What were the things Dr. Faustus asked Mephistophilis to give him after singing the contract with the devil? [See A Study Guide, Page-51]
11. Describe the Helen episode in Doctor Faustus. [See A Study Guide, Page-42]
12. What role does Mephistophiles play in 'Doctor Faustus'?[See A Study Guide,Page-47]
Macbeth
1. What prophecies do the Witches make about Macbeth and Banquo? [See A Study Guide,Page-120]2. Bring out the differences between Macbeth and Banquo in their reaction to the prophecies of the witches.[See A Study Guide,Page-120]
3. What is going on in Macbeth's mind when he hears the nomination of Malcolm as the heir to the throne? [See A Study Guide,Page-121]
4. How does Lady Macbeth receive Duncan at Inverness?[See A Study Guide,Page-122]
5. Why does Macbeth hesitate to murder Duncan? [See A Study Guide, Page-122]
6. How does Lady Macbeth persuade her husband to murder Duncan? [See A Study Guide,Page-123]
7.Comment on the significance of the dagger-scene in Macbeth. [See A Study Guide,Page-1
8. Describe Macbeth's state of mind after coninitting the murder of Duncar.[See A Study Guide,Page-124]
9. How does Lady Macbeth appear as a courageous woman after the murder of Duncan by her husband?[See A Study Guide,Page-125]
10. Write in brief the significance of Macbeth's soliloquies. [See A Study Guide,Page-128
11.How is Macbeth different from a classical tragedy? [See A Study Guide,Page-129]
12.How naturally does Shakespeare handle the supernatural elements in Macbeth?[See A Study Guide,Page-130]
13.Describe the scene in which Macbeth was killed? [See A Study Guide,Page-127]
14. Describe Lady Macbeth's sleep-walking scene. [See A Study Guide, Page-126]
15. Comment on Lady Macbeth's sleep-walking scene. [See A Study Guide,Page-127]
The Merchant of Venice
1. What are the wrongs and insults done by Antonio to Shylock?/ Why does Shylock hate Antonio? [See A Study Guide,Page-180]2. Describe in short the casket scene in The Merchant of Venice. [See A Study Guide,Page-182]
3. Describe the trial scene in The Merchant of Venice. [See A Study Guide,Page-184]
4. Write a note'on the ring episode. [See A Study Guide,Page-185]
5. Write a short note on Bassanio.[See A Study Guide,Page-187]
6. What role does Portia play in The Merchant of Venice? [See A Study Guide,Page-187]
7. Write, a note on the friendship between Antonio and Bassanio. [See A Study Guide,Page-188]
8. To what extent does Shylock deserve what happens to him in The Merchant of Venice? [See A Study Guide,Page-188]
Volpone
1. What is comedy of humours? [See A Stidy Guide,Page-259]2. How does Volpone worship his gold?/ a pen-picture of Volpone's morning prayer [See A Study Guide, Page-260]
3. How does Volpone commit mortal sin by worshipping his gold?/ Comment on the openig scene of Volpone [See A Study Guide, Page -260]
4. Why, according to Mosca, is Voltore appointed as the sole heir of Volpone?
Or,
How does Mosca satirize the lawyers? [See A Study Guide, Page-262]
5. Describe the mountebank scene.[See A Study Guide,Page-262]
6. How does Mosca describe the beauty of Celia to Volpone?
Or,
Why does Volpone become desperate to see Celia?[See A Study Guide,Page-263]
7. How does Volpone try to seduce Celia?
Or,
What things does Volpone offer Celia to seduce her?[See A Study Guide,Page-264]
8.What does Volpone do to torment the legacy hunters?[See A Study Guide,Page-266]
9. How does Peregrine take his revenge on Sir Politic? [See A Study Guide,Page-267]
10.How does Volpone torment the legacy hunters being disguised as a commandatore?[S?[See A Study Guide,Page-267]
11.Comment on te trial scene in Volpone. [See A Study Guide,Page-265]
12.What is a beast fable?[See A Study Guide,Page-]
13.Draw a picture of the three legacy hunters.[See A Study Guide,Page -268]
14.How does Volpone earn money and gold/ wealth? [See A Study Guide,Page-261]
15.How is 'Volpone' a beast fable?[See A Study Guide,Page-271]
16.How do the evil-doers get their punishment at the end of 'Volpone'? [See A Study Guide,Page-268]
The Duchess of Malfi
1. Briefly describe the character of Bosola.[See A Study Guide, Page-330]2. Why did the brothers of the Duchess disagree to her second marriage?[See A Study Guide,Page-334]
3.How does Antonio accuse Cariola of betraying him and the Duchess?[See A Study Guide,Page-337]
4. Describe the marriage scene.[See A Study Guide,Page-335]
5. Why does Bosola suspect that the Duchess is pregnant? [See 4 Study Guide,Page-336]
6. How was the Duchess tortured in her imprisonment? [See A Study Guide,Page-338]
7. Describe the scene in which the Duchess is strangled? Or, How does the Duchess meet her doom? [See A Study Guide,Page-340]
8. Describe the scene in which all the villains are killed? [See A Study Guide,Page-340]
9. What moral does Bosola draw while he dies? [See A Study Guide, Page-342]
10. How does Bosola become sure that the Duchéss is pregnant? [See A Study Guide,Page-336]
11. How far is The Duchess of Malfi a decadent play? [See A Study Guide,Page-343]
12.Describe the wooing scene in “The Duchess of Malfi.” [See A Study Guide,Page-331]
13. What melodramatic elements do you find in “The Duchess of Malfi"?[See A Study Guide,Page-344]
14. What is Ferdinand's reaction to the Duchess' death?[See A Study Guide,Page-341]
Explanations
3. Marriage is but a ceremonial toy
4. Thinkest thou haven is such a glorious thing?
I tell thee, 'tis not half so fair as thou.
Or any man that breathes on earth.[See A Study Guide,Page-60]
5. Sweet Helen make me immortal with a kiss!
Her lips suck forth my soul see where it flies!
Or,
I will be Paris, and for love of thee,
Instead of Troy,shall Wittenberg be sacked.
[See A Study Guide,Page-61]
6. O,I'll leap up to my God! Who pulls me down?
See, see, where Christ's blood streams in the firmament!
One drop would save my soul, half a drop: ah, my Christ!
[See A Study Guide,Page-64]
7. Cut is the branch that might have grown full straight, And burnt is Apollo's laurel bough That sometimes grew within this learned man. [See A Study Guide,Page-66]
8. “Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?”
[See A Study Guide,Page-61]
9. O God,
If thou will not have mercy on my soul,
Yet for Christ's sake, whose blood hath ransom'd me
Impose some end to my incessant pain [See A Study Guide,Page-65]
10.0 Soul,be changed into little water drops,
And fall into ocean, nev'r be found.-Identify and explain.
[See A Study Guide,Page-]
Macbeth
There's no art To find the mind's construction in the face: He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust.[See A Study Guide,Page-135]2.Let not light see my black and deep desires. Stars,hidéyour fires! see A Study Guide,Page-135]
3.That tend on mortal thoughts,unsex me here, Come,you spirits
And fill me,from the crown to the toe,top-full
Of direst cruelty.[See A Study Guide,Page-136]
4. Here is the smell of the blood still
Or,
All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this
[See A Study Guide,Page-140]
“Unnatural deeds
Do breed unnatural troubles.”[See A Study Guide,Page-141]
6.She should have died hereafter,
There would have béen a time for such a word.
Or,
Life is but a walking shadow,a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more.
Or,
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full if sound and fury
Signifying nothing. [See A Study Guide,Page-142]
The Merchant of Venice
1. All that glitters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told:
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold:
Gilded tombs do worms enfold. [See A Study Guide,Page-194]
2. If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? [SeeA Study Guide,Page-198]
3. The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath;[See A Study Guide,Page-203]
4. A second Daniel,a Daniel,Jew!
Now infidel I have you on the hip.[See A Study Guide,Page-205]
5. In such a night
Stood Dido with a willow in her hand
Upon the wild sea banks, and waft her love
To come again to Carthage.[See A Study Guide, Page-205]
Volpone
1. Good morning to the day, and next,my gold!
Open the shrine that I may see my saint. [See A Study Guide, Page -272]
2. And then,they do it by experiment,
For which the law not only death absolve 'em.
But gives them great reward; and he is loath
To hire his death so.[See A Study Guide,Page-274]
3. So many cares, so may maladies,
So many fears attending on old age.
Yea,death so often called on as no wish
Can be more frequent with 'em.
[See A Study Guide,Page-275]
4. No, no; it must be one that has no trick, sir, Some simple thing, a creature made unto it; Some wench you may command.
[See A Study Guide,Page-277]
5. Did e'er man haste so for his horns?
A courtier would not ply it so for a place.
[See A Study Guide,Page-278]
6. Come my Celia, let us prove While we can, the sports of love; Time will not be ours forever, He at length, our good will sever; [See A Study Guide,Page-279]
7. Fall on me, roof, and bury me in ruin,
Become my grave, that wert my shelter O!
I am unmasqu'd, unspirited,undone,
Betray'd to beggary, to infamy.[See A Study Guide,Page-280]
8. All the wise world is little else in nature
But parasites or sub-parasites.[See A Study Guide,Page-282]
The Duchess of Malfi
1. Miserable age, where only the reward of doing wellis the doing of it! [See A Study Guide,Page-345]
2. Wish me good speed
'For I am going into a wilderness.
Where I shall find nor path nor friendly clew
To be my guide [See A Study Guide,Page-347]
3. The misery of us that are born great! We are forced to woo, because none dare woo us. [See A Study Guide, Page-348]
4.A politician is the devil's quilted anvil He fashions all sins on him, and the blows Are never heard he may work in lady's chamber, As here for proof.[See A Study Guide,Page-348]
5. My may discern the shape of loveliness
More perfect in her tears than in her smiles;
[See A Study Guide,Page-349]
6. I pray thee, look thou givist my little boy Some syrap for his cold, and let the girl Say her prayers ere she sleep.[See A Study Guide,Page-350]
7. I know death hath ten thousand several doors
For men to take their exit: and 't is found
They go on such strange geometrical hinges.
[See A Study Guide,Page-351]
8. Pull, and pull strongly, for your able strength Must pull down heaven upon me.[See A Study Guide,Page-351]
9.O,this gloomy world! In what a shadow, or deep pit of darkness, Doth womanish and fearful mankind live! [See A Study Guide, Page -353]
Short Notes
1.University Wits2.Tragic Hero
3.Tragic Conflict
4. Blank Verse
5.Helen
6.Renaissance
7.Seven Deadly Sins
8.Comedy of Humours
9. Tragic flaw
10.Revenge tragedy
11.Imagery
12.Soliloquies
13. Dramatic Irony
14. Romantic Comedy
15.Decadent Play
17.Weird Sisters
18.Tragi-comedy
19.Venice
Broad Questions
Doctor Faustus1.Discuss Doctor Faustus as a tragic hero. [See A Study Guide, Page -73]
2. Critically comment on the inner conflict experienced by Doctor Faustus.[See A Study Guide,Page-86]
3. What is the function of the comic senses of Dr. Faustus? [See A Study Guide,Page-82]
4. Consider 'Doctor Faustus' as a morality play. [See A Study Guide, Page-80]
5.Comment on the dramatic significance of the last scene in 'Doctor Faustus'. [See A Study Guide,Page-83]
Macbeth
1. How do images evoke an atmosphere of gloom and doom in Macbeth?[See A Study Guide,Page-158]
2. Write a short composition on Shakespeare's use of supernatural elements in Macbeth.[See A Study Guide,Page-159]
3. How far is Lady Macbeth responsible for the tragic calamity in “Macbeth'?/ Character of Lady Macbeth [See A Study Guide,Page-153]
4. Evaluate Macbeth as a tragedy of ambition./Gradual degeneration in the characater of Macbeth [See A Study Guide,Page -151]
The Merchant of Venice
1. Write on the dramatic importance of the 'Ring-episode' in The Merchant of Venice".[See A Study Guide,Page-224]
2. Write a note on the theme of friendship.[See A Study Guide,Page、216]
3. Comment on the significance of the casket episode. [See A Study Guide,Page-223]
4. Analyze the role of Portia in the play “The Merchant of Venice.”[See A Study Guide,Page-221]
5. Evaluate 'The Merchant of Venice' as a tragi-comedy. [See A Study Guide,Page-212]
Volpone
1.Discuss “Volpone” as a Comedy of humour. [See A Study Guide, Page-286]
2. Consider Volpone as a dark comedy.[See A Study Guide,Page-289]
3. Justify 'Volpone' as a beast fable.[See A Study Guide,Page-291]
4. Sketch the character of Mosca in the play “Volpone'. [See A Study Guide,Page-295]
The Duchess of Malfi
1.Why is 'The Duchess of Malfi' called a decadent play? [See A Study Guide,Page-356]
2.Write on “The Duchess Of Malfi” as a portrait of a corrupt society.[See A Study Guide,Page-359]
3. How has the personality of the Duchess been glorified through ,her untold sufferings? Discuss.[See A Study Guide,Page-361]
4. Sketch the role of Bosola as a Machiavellian Villain in “The Duchess of Malfi".[See A Study Guide,Page-363]
(a) Who was Mephistophilis?
(b) Who is the peerless dame of Greece?
(c) What is the aim of satire?
(d)What is the full title of the play Doctor Faustus?
(e) Name the Seven Deadly Sins in Doctor Faustus.
(f) Who are the members of Volpone's house?
(g)Who is Icarus?
(h) What is an epistle?
(i)·What does 'The Forest of Arden' signify?
(i)What does the name Voltore mean?
(k) What is soliloquy?
(1)What is Renaissance?
3. Write a short note on 'Comedy of Humours'.
4. Give in detail the seven stages in a man's life in As You Like It.
5. Write on the significance of disguise used in As You Like It.
6. What effect does the murder of King Duncan have on Macbeth?
7.Comment on the Opening scene of Volpone.
8. “All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.”
-identify and explain.
9. What was the last piece of advice of the Duchess to Cariola, regarding her children?
11.Show how the sufferings of the Duchess transfigure her into a noble character.
12. To what extent do the Witches influence Macbeth's decision and action?Discuss.
13.Sketch the role of Bosola as a Machiavellian villain in The Duchess of Malfi.
14.Justify Volpone as a beast fable.
15. What characteristics of a 'Romantic Comedy' do you get in As You Like If?
16. Discuss Macbeth as a tragic hero.
17. “Doctor Faustus has only beginning and end but no middle”-Discuss.
Marks-1x10=10
1. (a) “Sweet are the uses of adversity”-Who is the speaker?
(b) What is the sub-title of the play Volpone?
(c) Mention the literary period of John Webster,
(d) What figure of speech do you find in “Fair is foul,and foul is fair”?
Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
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(e) Who is 'You' in As You Like It?
(のWhat is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
(g) Why did Bosola give some apricots to the Duchess?
(h)Complete the gap in the following statement:
“It is a tale
, full of sound and fury.”
(i) What is Celia's name in disguise?
(j) What inscription did Doctor Faustus notice on his arm just after signing the contact?
(k) To whom is marriage 'a ceremonial toy”?
(1) In which field of learnings did Doctor Faustus obtain the doctorate degree?
3. Write in brief the significance of Macbeth's soliloquies.
4. Write a short note on Touchstone.
5. “Love is merely a madness”-Comment in the context of As You Like It.
6. “Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?”-Explain with reference to the context.
7. How far is The Duchess of Malfi a decadent play?
8. Comment on the trial scene in Volpone.
9. How is Macbeth different from a classical tragedy?
11. To what extent is Lady Macbeth responsible for bringing about the tragic calamity in Macbeth?
12. Discuss Volpone as a comedy of humour.
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SET Suggestion-2021 (3rd Year)
13. Draw a contrastive picture between the courtly life and pastoral life as portrayed in As You Like It.
14. “Doctor Faustus is the self-portrayal of Christopher Marlowe.”_ Justify the comment.
15.Comment on the theme of unequal marriage in The Duchess of Malfi.
16. “Shakespeare's comedies are dominated by women”-Expound the comment with special reference to the role and function of Rosalind in As You Like It.
17.Sketch the character of Mosca.
a) Who sings the song 'Under the green wood tree' n 'As You Like It'?
b)Who had 'waxen wings'?
c)What type of comedy is 'Volpone'?
d) What is the moral of 'Doctor Faustus"?
e) What is prologue?
f)What gift does Voltore bring for Volpone?
g) How do the three witches address Macbeth?
h) What was the parting request from the Duchess to Cariola?
i)Which period of English literature did Christopher Marlowe belong to?
j) Why is 'Carthage' famous?
k) How does Rosalind show her first liking to Orlondo?-
1)What was the gift of Duncan to Lady Macbeth?
3. Draw a picture of the three legacy hunters in “Volpone”.
4. Describe Macbeth's state of mind after coming the murder of Duncan.
5. Describe the wooing scene in “The Duches of Malfi”.
6. 'Sweet are the uses of adversity'-identify and explain.
7. Present a pen-picture of Volpone's morning prayer.
8. Explain with reference of the context-O' what a world of profit and delight, Of power, of honour, of omnipotence, Is promised to the Studious artizan.
9. Write in note on 'World Worth'. Weird Sister's
11. Volpone is a satire on the contemporary English society. Discuss.
12. Write a short composition on Shakespeare's use of super-natural elements in “Macbeth”.
13. How the character of the Duchess has been glorified through her sufferings? Discuss.
14. Justify Doctor Faustus as an embodiment of the Renaissance.
15. Why is 'The Duchess of Malfi' called a decadent play?
16. Consider 'Doctor Faustus' as a morality play.
17. Evaluate 'As You Like It' of William Shakespeare is a Romantic Comedy.
5-0-020/2020
ENGLISH
Subject Code:1172
(Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Drama)
Time-4 hours
Full Marks-80
Part-A
1. Answer any ten questions in complete sentence:
a) What is the sub-title of the play 'Volpone'?
b) Who were the friends of 'Doctor Faustus'?
1x10=10
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c) What was the gift of Rosalinda to Orlando when he won the wrestling?
d) What is Rosalind's name in disguise?
e) What does the name 'Volpone'mean?
What is soliloquy?
g) Who kills Macbeth?
h) Who are the three legacy hunters?
i)Who is Oliver?
j)Who is Cariola?
k) What kind of play is “The Duchess of MIalfi'?
l) Who is the professional fool in 'As You Like It”?
Part-B
Answer any five questions:
4x5=20
2. What prophecies do the Witches make about Macbeth and Banquo?
3. Write a short note on revenge tragedy.
4. Why did the brothers of the Duchess disagree to her second marriage?
5. Good morning to the day, and next, my gold! Open the shrine that I may see my saint.-Explain.
6. What are the seven deadly sins in “Doctor Faustus”?
7. What is a beast fable?
8. What role does Mephistophiles play in “Doctor Faustus”?
9. How does Volpone earn money and gold?
Part-C
Answer any five questions:
10x5=50
10. Discuss Doctor Faustus as a tragic hero.
11. How far Lady Macbeth is responsible for the tragedy of Macbeth?
12. Sketch the character of Rosalind.
13.Discuss 'Volpone' as a comedy of houmour.
14. Consider Macbeth as a tragic hero.
15. Write a note on the contrasting pictures between court life and pastoral life in “As You Like It”.
16. Discuss “The Duches of Malfi” as a revenge play.
17. Write a note on the role of Bosola in “The Duchess of Malfi”.
1. a) What is a prologue in a play?
b) From what animal does the play Volpone take its name?
c) Name the seven deadly sins in Doctor Faustus.
d) What is Inverness?
e) What gift does Voltore bring for Volpone?
f Why did Shylock break the agreement with Antonio?
g) Who is the peerless dame of Greece?
h)Who is Wagner?
i) Why does Bassanio want to Marry Portia?
j)Where did the three witches meet?
k) What message does Delio give the audience in his last words?
Why did Bosola give some apricots to the Duchess?
3. What melodramatic elements do you get in TheDuchess of Malfi?
4. How naturally does Shakespeare handle the supernatural elements in Macbeth?
5. Why does Shylock hate Antonio?
6. How does Antonio accuse Cariola of betraying him and the Duchess?
7. Do you find any, poetic justice in The Marchant ofVenice?
8. Draw a pen-picture of Volpone's morning prayer.
9. What were the things Dr. Faustus asked Mephistophilis to give him after singing the contract with the devil?
11.Evaluate Macbeth as a tragic hero.
12.Narrate the trial scene of The Merchant ofVenice in brief.
13. Discuss Volpone as a satire on the contemporary English Society.
14. How has the personality of the Duchess been glorified through her sufferings?Discuss.
15. Justify Volpone as a beast fable.
16. Anlyse the role of Portia in the play, The Merchant of Venice.
17. What is the function of the comic senses of Dr. Faustus?
1.(a) What is the sub-title of the play“Volpone”?
(b) What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
(c)Who is Icarus?
(d)What is Ancona?
(e) Who witnesses the Duchess' remarriage?
(1), What do Faustus and Lucifer have in common?
(g)Who are the legacy hunters in “Volpone”?
(h)Who is Bassanio?
(i)What is Renaissance?
(i)Who is Portia?
(k) Who are the university wits?
(1)Who kills Macbeth?
3. Write a short note on decadent play.
4. How do the evil-doers get their punishment at the end of the play “Volpone”?
5. Describe the 'Bond-Story' in brief in “The Merchant of Venice”.
6. Comment on Lady Macbeth's sleep-walking scene.
7. How does Bosola become sure that the Duchess is pregnant?
8. O Soul, be changed into little water drops, And fall into ocean, nev'r be found.-Identify and explain.
9. What was the last piece of advice of the Duchess to Cariola, regarding her children?
11.Discuss Doctor Faustus as a tragic hero.
12. Write on “The Duchess Of Malfi” as a portrait of a corrupt society.
13.Discuss “Volpone” as a Comedy of humour.
14.“The Merchant of Venice” is the finest example of tragic-comedy that we possess.-Discuss.
15. Depict the character of Lady Macbeth.
16. Write on the dramatic importance of the 'Ring-episode' in 'The Merchant of Venice”
17. Comment on the dramatic significance of the last scene of “Doctor Faustus”.
b) Who is the peerless dame of Greece?
c) What gift does VolItore bring for Volpone?
d) “Give me my principals and let me go.”-Who madethis remark?
e) What was the parting request from the Duchess to cariola?
f) Why did Bosola give some apricots to the Duchess?
g)What kind of play is “The Duchess of Malfi”?
h)What is soliloquy?
i) What type of comedy is 'Volpone'?
j)How do the three Witches address macbeth?
k) Name the seven deadly sins in Doctor Faustus.
l) Why did Shylock break the agreement with Antonio?
4.“Unnatural deeds
Do breed unnatural troubles.”-Locate and explain.
5.What is poetic justice? Do you notice any poetic justice in “The Merchant of Venice”?
6. What melodramatic elements do you find in “The Duchess of Malfi"?
7. What prophecies do the Witches make about Macbeth and Banquo?
8. What do Good Angel and Evil Angel allegorise in the life of Doctor Faustus?
9. How does Volpone earn money and gold?
11. Volpone is a satire on the contemporary English society.-Elucidate.
12.How has the personality of the Duchess been glorified through her untold sufferings? Discuss.
13. To what extent do the Witches influence Macbeth's decision and action? Discuss.
14. Analyze the role of Portia in the play. “The Merchant of Venice.”
15. Sketch the role of Bosola as a Machiavellian Villain in “The Duchess of MIalfi”.
16. Narrate the trial scene of “The Merchant of Venice” in brief.
17. Sketch the character of Mosca as illustrated in the play "Volpone'.
(b) Who utters the statement 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'?
(c) Who are the legacy hunters in'Volpone'?
(d) What is the original name of the play 'The Duchess of Malfi'?
(e) What was the name of the cardinal historically?
(1) What is Corvino by profession?
(g) Name the sons of King Duncan.
(h) What does the phrase “Achilles' heel”mean?
(i) “But now I die eternally”-Who is the speaker?
(G)Who kills Macbeth?
(k) Why does Mosca suggest suicide?
(1) Why does Portia disguise herself as a lawyer?
3. How does Volpone worship his gold?
4. Describe the scene in which Macbeth was killed?
5. How is 'Volpone' a beast fable?
6. What is Ferdinand's reaction to the Duchess' death?
7. What role does Mephistophiles play in 'Doctor Faustus'?
8. How do the evil-doers get their punishment at the end of “Volpone"?
9. Comment on Lady Macbeth's sleep-walking scene.
11.Evaluate Macbeth as a tragedy of ambition.
12. Justify 'Volpone' as a beast fable.
13. Why is 'The Duchess of Malfi' called a decadent play?
14. Evaluate 'The Merchant of Venice' as a tragi-comedy.
15. Comment on the dramatic significance of the last scene in 'Doctor Faustus'.
16. How far is Lady Macbeth responsible for the tragic calamity in 'Macbeth'?
17. Sketch the character of Mosca in the play'Volpone'.
(b) On what pretext does Lady Macbeth refuse to kill Duncan?
(c) What hinders the singing of the contract between Dr.Faustus and Lucifer?
(d)Who is Mephistophilis?
(e) Why does Shylock hate Antonio?
(f) What happened to Shylock at the end of the suit?
(g) Name the good characters in 'Volpone'.
(h) How is Volpone punished at last?
(i) What gift does Voltore bring for Volpone?
(j)Whose ring does the Duchess give Antonio?
(k) Why did Bosola give some apricots to the Duchess?
(1) Why does Ferdinand visit the Duchess in a dark room?
3. What prophecies do the witches make about Macbeth and Banquo?
4. Describe 'Bond-story' in brief in 'The Merchant of Venice'.
5. What is poetic justice? Trace the elements of poetic justice in 'The Merchant of Venice'?
6. Discuss comedy of humours in the play 'Volpone'.
7. What was the last piece of advice of the Duchess to Cariola regarding her children?.
8. Write a short note on 'Melodrama'.
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9.O'what a world of profit and delight, Of power,of honour.of omnipotence, Is promised to the studious artizan, -Locate and explain.
