B.A. ENGLISH (HON.)
LITERATURE-4
(2008)
Prepared by: Ashoo Sharrma
Q.1. Write explanatory and critical notes on :
(a) Bingley-Jane Bennet courtship.
(b) Elizabeth's attraction to Mr.Wickham.
(c) Jane first meeting with Mr.Rochester.
(d) Religious practices in Jane Eyre.
(e) And moving thro'a mirror clear
That hangs before her all the year,
Shadows of the world appear.
There she sees the highway near
Winding down to Camelot;
There the river eddy whirls,
And there the surly village- churls,
And the red cloaks of market girls,
pass onward from Shalott.
(f) She thought of Jeanie in her grave,
Who should have been a bride;
But who for joys brides hope to have
Fell sick and died
In her gay prime,
In earliest Winter time,
With the first snow-fall of crisp Winter time.
Q.2. (a) "There can hardly be any doubt that we descended from barbarians." (Darwin).Elaborate.
(b) Critically examine J.S.Mill's views on the freedom of the women in his essay, The Subjection of Women.
(c) Write a note on marriages of convenience in 19th century fiction with reference to any two novels in your syllabus.
(d) The Dramatic Monologue.
Q.3. (a) Discuss Mrs.Sparsit's role in Hard Times.
(b) What hope does Charles Dickens give concerning Gradgrind?
Q.4. (a) "In Maggie Tulliver, George Eliot has portrayed a character who is too sensitive and imaginative for her environment." Do you agree? Give reasoned answer.
(b) "Maggie Tulliver and Tom are not blameless martyrs - both have selfish blindnesses and powerful but inadequate concepts of duty and renunciation."Discuss.
Thank you :)
