Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Broad Question Suggestion For Honours 3rd year National University
Department of English (National University)
Honours 3rd Year Suggestion
Subject: Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
Special Suggestion for 2023
Part C: Broad Questions
Honours 3rd Year Suggestion
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
1. 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 by William Shakespeare
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 character of Macbeth [See A Study Guide, Page -151]
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
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 by Ben Jonson
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 by John Webster
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]
