Short questions Classical drama part 1 (2020 paper) MA English

MA English Classical drama part 1 Short questions

Q1: What does Oedipus think when Jocasta forbids him to explore more about his identity? 

Oedipus thinks that Jocasta might be worried about his lineage as he might turn out to be the son of a slave. 

Q2: How does Oedipus kill Jocasta?

    Oedipus does not kill Jocasta directly but she hangs herself when Oedipus' "fated" guilt is revealed. 

Q3: What had Ithamore been doing before Barabas bought him? 

Ithamar was as callous as Barabas or even surpassed him in certain "arts". Ithamar had been involved in poisoning wells; cutting throats of Christian travelers and maiming pilgrims in Jerusalem. 

Q4: Why is Barnardine grieved by Abigail's death?

Barnardine is grieved by Abigail's death because he did not have enjoyed her physical "grace". He shows his grief as thus in a response to Friar Jacomo:

"And a virgin too."

Q5: Why did Othello strip Cassio of his rank?

    Othello stripped Cassio of his position of Lieutenant on his wild battle with Rodrigo and Lodovico, slyly incited by Rodrigo as a plot of Iago.

Q6: What pattern is present in Othello's handkerchief?

    The example present on Othello's tissue is of strawberries. The shade of strawberries connotes the force of affection.

Q7: Mention two motifs in The Tempest.?

    Two stowed away yet tracible themes of The Tempest are as subsequently:

Music

Strange commotions

Drawing

Q8: In what way does Caliban mention his mental and moral degradation?

    

    Caliban, the "fish-like beast" makes reference to his psychological and moral corruption as subsequently when he is whipped by Prospero,

Thou didst forestall me. I had inhabited else

This isle with Caliban.

Q9: How does Jack's cigarette case betray his identity to Algernon?

    Jack accidentally leaves his cigarette case to Algernon's lodgings on which Jack's actual name is composed.

Q10: What is Lady Bracknell's initial opinion about Cecily?

    Woman Bracknell's underlying assessment of Cecily is that she has a place with a helpless family. In any case, when she finds out with regards to Cecily's riches, her harsh disposition against her progressions to a moderate one.