English Literature KP PMS Paper II 2018

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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?