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213/01 Survey Of  Drama             Final Exam    Saturday, January 10, 2004

Answer  one question ( The First Question or  The Second Question).

 

1.                                                              The First Question

1.a. Define ‘climax’ in drama with reference to the critic who first had used  

             this term.; name the title of that critical work. How do climaxes of   

             Dr  Faustus ,  A Doll’s House, Oedipus The King,  and   Pygmalion   

            affect  the contents and styles of  these four  plays?

1.b.    Who are the heroines in these four plays? ( Names)

1.c.  What is the original language- poetry or prose- each play was written          

            in?     What is the difference between these two : poetic or prose 

            language  in drama? Elaborate.

1.d   Define ‘ tragic flaw’ , ‘tragic mistake’ –or Hamartia . Use Dr Faustus  to 

           illustrate your definitions

 

1.e.What are the kinds of stage in Renaissance England? Elaborate.

 

 

                                                               The Second Question

2.a. Who is the speaker { I }of the following four quotations ?

2.b.   Who is   the listener(s)? What is the  title of the play?

2.c. Analyze them and show how  these quotes    relate to the four titles.

2.e. Who are the dramatists( Names).         

 

The First Quote        To be or not to be , that is the question:

                                   Whether  ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer

                                  The slings and arrows of outrages fortune,

                                   Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,….

 

 

The Second Quote   

--------------------------- That our living together could be a true marriage.

 

------------------------   …!...! Empty . She’s gone.  The greatest miracle--?

 

The  Third Quote  

----------------------- I say an ordinary London girl out of the gutter and taught 

                                 to speak by an expert . I place her in Drury Lane.

 

--------------------Ha  ha ha ! ….The London gutter is the whole world for you.

 

The Fourth Quote :

------------------------Drive me out of Thebes , in exile.

 

---------------------- Not I.  Only the gods can give you that.

 

 

 

2.f. Define  ‘prologue’ and ‘Chorus’ in Greek drama. What is the language (       

          French , English , Ancient Greek, and the like) and the date of 

          publication ( be specific) of Dr Faustus  ?  Use examples from Dr          

          Faustus  to   illustrate   your    definition of prologue and chorus.

 

 

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