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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST OF PMS, 2018
ENGLISH LITERATURE, PAPER -II
TIME ALLOWED: 03 HOURS “MAX. MARKS: 100
NOTE: Please Attempt any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1 Santiago is considered by many readers to be a tragic hero, in that his great strength — his pride- leads to his eventual downfall. Discuss the role of pride in Santiago’s plight.
2 Hamlet is the tragedy of human life. Discuss.
3 From your reading of Gulliver’s Travels what impression have you formed of Swift’s attitude towards mankind? Would you describe him as a misanthrope?
4 The narrator is constantly in flux in The Waste Land. Outline the various roles and personas the narrator assumes, and consider the significance of each.
5 Jane Austen has used Irony as a part of her narrative technique. Illustrate this from her novel Pride and Prejudice.
6 Could Pygmalion be set in the moden day at a time when there are, generally, more opportunities for women?
7 Is The Second Coming a “visionary poem”? If yes, describe what Yeats’ vision is?
8 Samuel Beckett subtitled his play Waiting for Godot as a “tragicomedy”. How far is it appropriate to describe the play thus?