IGNOU BEGE-142 (July 2023 - January 2024) Assignment Questions
Section A
Write short notes in about 200 words each:
(i) epic theatre
(ii) comedy of manners
Section B
Explain with reference to the context in 300 words each.
(i) Well, that’s what a war does. I had two sons,
now I got me. It changed all the tallies. In
my day when you had sons it was an honour.
(ii) For how many years have I been bearing
the burden of life! And for how many years I have
been looking after his family?
(iii) I was blessed by a blind grandmother,
A peasant, a toiler.
She imparted her strength, the strength
of our people into me.
Section C
Answer the following questions in 800 words each:
1. Does Kate know about Keller’s guilt in All my Sons? What is the impact of her action on other characters?
2. Comment on the significance of time in the play The Trial of Dedan Kimathi.
3. Critically analyze the character portrayal of Mahendranath in the play Half way House.
4. Attempt a character sketch of Dedan Kimathi.
IGNOU BEGE-142 (July 2022 - January 2023) Assignment Questions
Section A
Write short notes in about 200 words each:
(i) Greek Theatre
(ii) Three Unities
Section B
Explain with reference to the context in 300 words each.
(i) ‘Chris…Chris, I did it for you, it was chance
And I took it for you. I’m sixty one years
old, when would I have another chance to make
something for you?
(ii) the object of his existence is ….. as if ……. he were
there only to fill in the gaps in the lives of
others …… whatever other people expect of him….. or
in whichever way they think they can use him.”
(iii) ‘With the British, we have been losers all the way –
yes – but this is a new era. This is a new war. We
have bled for you. We have fought your wars for
you, against the Germans, Japanese, Italians.
Section C
Answer the following questions in 800 words each:
1. Discuss the theme of social responsibility in the play All My Sons.
2. How does the Mau Mau struggle get reflected in the play The Trial of Dedan Kimathi? Discuss.
3. How is the character of Chris contrary to that of his father in All My Sons?
4. Comment on the clash of different perspectives in Halfway House.
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