PRACHIN O MADHYAJUGER SAHITYA — DU B.A. (Hons.) Bengali Previous Year Question Papers

Type of the Paper : DSC Candidates have to answer all the questions in Part A and any three questions in Part B Questions in Part A carry 10 marks each and questions in Part B carry 20 marks each. Answer any three questions. (3x10=30 Marks) 1. (a) Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, And burnt the topless towers of Ilium ? Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss : Her lips sucks forth my soul, see where it flies! Come Helen, come, give me my soul again. Here will I dwell, for heaven be in these lips, And all is dross that is not Helena ! (i) Who is speaking these lines, and to whom are they addressed ? 2 (i) What historical or mythological reference is made in the line "was this the face that launched a thousand ships"? 3 (iii) What is the significance of the speaker's statement "Here will I dwell, for heaven be in these lips" in relation to his perception of Helen ? 5 (b) - Discuss the role and significance of the comic scenes in Doctor Faustus. How do characters like Wagner and the clowns contribute to the overall tone and thematic elements of the play? 10 2. (a) The night has been unruly. Where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down and, as they say, Lamentings heard i' th' air, strange screams of death, And prophesying with accents terrible Of dire combustion and confused events New hatched to the woeful time. The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. Some say the Earth Was feverous and did shake (i) Identify the speaker of these lines. 2 (ii) What is the significance of the "unruly night" described in the passage? 3 (iii) Explain the symbolism behind the "obscure bird" and its connection to the chaotic events in the play. 5 (b) Discuss how the unnatural events described in the passage, such as the "unruly night" and "clamoured the livelong night," symbolize the chaos in Macbeth. How do these events reflect the moral and political disorder in the play ? 10 (a) Like me ! I don't intend every he that likes me shall have me, but he that I like : I shou'd have staid in the Nunnery still, if I had lik'd my Lady Abbess as well as she lik'd me. No, I came thence, not (as my wise Brother imagines) to take an eternal Farewel of the World, but to love and to be below'd; and I will be below'd, or I'll get one of your Men, so I will. (i) Who is speaking these lines, and to whom are they addressed ? 2 (ii) How does this passage reflect the speaker's character and desires ? 3 (iii) Analyze the tone and language of the passage. What does this réveal about the speaker and the play's themes of freedom and love ? 5 (b) How does the approach to Carnival differ between men and women in The Rover? Answer any three questions. (3x20 = 60 Marks) 4. (a) Critically analyse the conflict between Renaissance values and medieval morality in Doctor Faustus. How does this tension shape Faustus' downfall ?