Modern European Drama — DU B. A. (Hons) English Previous Year Question Papers

Your Roll Number... Important Instructions 1. Write a short note on Daisy. 2. "The sins of the fathers are often visited upon the sons." Identify, contextualize, and briefly comment on this statement. (1+3+6) 3. Explain the importance of the orphanage as a symbol in Ghosts. What does its destruction signify? 4. Examine the role of language breakdown in the play. How does it contribute to confusion, persuasion, and eventual conformity? 5. Briefly discuss the key ideas presented by Konstantin Stanislavski in the chapter "Faith and a Sense of Truth" from An Actor Prepares. 1. Critically examine how Ibsen uses the idea of inherited disease as both a physical and moral metaphor in Ghosts. How does this theme contribute to a deeper critique of family, society, and suppressed truths in the play? 2. Discuss how Mother Courage and Her Children present war as business. How does this affect the lives of the characters? 3. How does Brecht use the alienation effect in Mother Courage and Her Children to prevent emotional identification and encourage critical thinking? Discuss with examples. 4. Critically analyze Bérenger's character in the context of Camus' idea of revolt. Does his final act of resistance embody the spirit of the absurd hero? 5. Critically analyze how Rhinoceros portrays the gradual collapse of individuality in the face of collective pressure. How does lonesco depict the psychological, social, and ideological forces that lead individuals to conform, and what is the significance of Bérenger's resistance in this context?