Hon's 2nd Year|Introduction Drama|Brief Solution (2015-2019)

 

Hon's 2nd Year

Department of English

Introduction to Drama

Brief Solution (2015-2019)

Brief Solution (2015-2019)

2015

a) What is the moral lesson in the play, "Oedipus Rex"?

Ans: The moral lesson of Oedipus Rex is that one cannot control one's own destiny and that pride leads to downfall.

b) What does Baroka foresee about the village?

Ans: If the village is modernized, he will not be able to exercise his power and to satisfy his lust for any girl in village.

c) What is Sphinx?

Ans: Sphinx was the mythical monster whose head and breast were like a woman but the body was of a winged lion (ডানাওয়ালা সিংহ).

d) How old is Captain Bluntschli?

Ans: Bluntschli is thirty-four years old captain.

e) Who was regarded as Touchstone's rival in love?

Ans: Touchstone regarded his own sword (e) as his rival in love.

f) What is cavalry charge?

Ans: Cavalry charge is an attack made by horse soldiers.

g) Of which village Baroka was the village chief?

Ans: Baroka is the Bale (village chief) of Ilujinle.

h) What is the theme of Amiens' song "Blow, blow thou winter wind"?

Ans: The theme of the poem is the hypocrisy (f) and ingratitude of man.

i) "What an army!"-Who says this?

Ans: Bluntschli says this.

j) Where did Michael buy the stick for his mother?

Ans: Michael brought the stick for his mother from Connemara.

k) Where was the infant Oedipus left?

Ans: The infant Oedipus was left on mountain Cithaeron.

l) Who were the surviving children of Maurya at the beginning of the play?

Ans: Bartley

2016

a) Who was Teiresias?

Ans: Teirisias is the blind prophet whom Oedipus called to find out the killer of Laius.

b) Who is Duke Senior?

Ans: The elder brother of Duke Frederick and the father of Rosalind.

c) Who is Raina's mother?

Ans: Catherine is Raina's mother and matriarch  of the Petkoff household.

d) Name the sons of Maurya who died in the sea?

Ans: Stephen, Shawn, Sheamus, Patch, Michael and Bartley.

e) Who are the characters in "The Lion and the Jewel'?

Ans: Baroka, Lakunle, Sidi, Sadiku etc.

f) What kind of play is 'Riders to the sea'?

Ans: One-act-tragedy.

g) Whom did Oedipus send to the Oracle of Apollo?

Ans: Oedipus sent Creon to the Oracle of Apollo.

 h) What is 'Professional' to Bluntschli?

Ans: Soldiering is Professional to Bluntschli.

i) Why did Orlando suffer at the hands of Oliver?

Ans: Oliver was jealous and wicked  and so Orlando suffered at the hands of Oliver.

j) What gift was Oedipus' greatness?

Ans: His ability to solve the riddle (fer).

k) Who is Louka?

Ans: The maid-servant () of the Petkoffs.

l) Who is an illiterate goat in "The Lion and the Jewel"?

Ans: Sidi.

2017

a) What does the forest of Arden signify?

Ans: The forest of Arden invokes the image of Arcadia or paradise. It also bears a resemblance (*) to Eden, the Biblical paradise where Adam and Eve first got together.

b) Whose daughter is Celia?

Ans: Celia is the daughter of Duke Frederick and cousin of Rosalind.

c) Why does Duke Frederick banish Rosalind?

Ans: Duke Frederick is jealous of Rosalind because she was more popular than his daughter. He feels that Rosalind's goodness and popularity would affect Celia. So, he banishes Rosalind.

d) What is Sphinx?

Ans: See 2015 (c)

e) Why did Oedipus flee from Corinth?

Ans: Oedipus was motivated by fear of fulfilling the prophecy that he would kill his father and sleep with his mother, so he fled from Corinth to avoid such sin.

f) What punishment did Oedipus declare on the killer of Laius?

Ans: Oedipus declared that the killer was forbidden in his country. He was called accursed and unclean and so was not allowed any help, prayer or sacrifice.

g) Where was the dead body of Michael found?

Ans: We learn from Nora that Michael's dead body was found by two smugglers (পাচারকারীরা) who were trafficking (পাচার) illegal whisky by a small boat in the far north near the back cliff. It was found before the cockcrow morning while their oar stuck to the clothes of the floating dead body of drowned Michael.

h) What is the background of Arms and the Man?

Ans: The play is based on the historical war between Bulgaria and Serbia in 1885. 

i) How does Maurya console herself at the end of the play?

Ans: At the end Maurya resigns herself to her cruel fate. She consoles herself by saying. "No man at all can be living forever and we must be satisfied."

j) Why does Maurya want Bartley not to sail to Connemara?

Ans: Maurya does not want Bartley to sail to Connemara because because the weather is very bad and the sea is violent.

k) Who considers himself to be a Christ figure?

Ans: Lakunle considers himself to be a Christ figure because his new ideas are rejected by his villagers.

k) Who considers himself to be a Christ figure?

Ans: Lakunle considers himself to be a Christ figure because his new ideas are rejected by his villagers.

1) Who is Sidi?

Ans: Sidi is a beautiful young woman in the village of Ilujinle. She is the Jewel in the play "The Lion and the Jewel".

2018

(a) Who was Jocasta?

Ans: Jocasta was the biological mother and then wife of Oedipus.

(b) Whom did Oedipus send to the Oracle of Apollo?

Ans: See 2016 (g).

(c) Why did Oedipus blind himself?

Ans: Oedipus blinded himself because he had seen that was forbidden.

(d) Who was Jaques?

Ans: Jaques is a lord attending on Duke Senior in the Forest of Arden. He is a melancholy person who sits in the Forest of Arden brooding over life.

(e) Why did Rosalind and Celia try to dissuade Orlando from wrestling?

Ans: On being asked by Duke Frederick, Rosalind and Celia try to dissuade Orlando from wrestling.

(f) What had Touchstone done in a fit of love sickness?

Ans: He recollected that he had broken his sword on a stone in the fit of love sickness because he felt jealous of it as it lay on the path of his beloved, Jane Smile. He also recollected that he had gathered two peapods from the plant and gave it to her, and begging her to wear them.

(g) What does 'arms' in Arms and the Man suggest?

Ans: In Arms and the Man 'arms' suggests war.

(h) Why does Raina not want to let Bluntschli stay in her room?

Ans: Raina doesn't want to let Bluntschli stay in her room because he has said something insulting about Sergius' cavalry charge.

(i) What is Galway Fair famous for?

Ans: The Galway fair is famous for the trading of cattle or horses and other commodities of the people from around.

(j) How does Maurya console herself at the end of the play?

Ans: See 2017 (1)

(k) How old is 'Sadiku"?

Ans: Sadiku is nearly seventy years old.

(l) What does Baroka forsee about the village?

Ans: See 2015 (b)

                  2019

(a) Who are the foster parents of Oedipus?
Ans: Polybus and Merope are the foster parents of Oedipus.
(b) How did Jocasta die?
Ans: Jocasta committed suicide by hanging a noose.
(c) Who are the chorus in Oedipus Rex?
Ans: The chorus in Oedipus Rex comprises elders of Thebes.
(d) Who is Sir 'Rowland de Boys'?
Ans: Sir Rowland de Boys' is the father of Oliver and Orlando.
(e) What is Rosalind's name in disguise?
Ans: Ganymede.
(f) Who says ''Sweet are the uses are the adversity"?
Ans: Duke Senior says, "Sweet are the uses of adversity".
(g) What is Slivinitza?
Ans: Slivinitza is a town in western Bulgaria where took place the Serbo-Bulgarian War.
(h) Who is Chocolate Cream soldier?
Ans: Captain Bluntschli is the Chocolate Cream soldier.
(i) Why did Bartley want to go to the Galway fair?
Ans: Bartley wanted to go to the Galway fair to sell his horses.
(j) How does Maurya console herself at the end of the play?
Ans: See 2017 (1)
(k) How old is 'Sadiku"?
Ans: Sadiku is nearly seventy years old.
(1) What does Baroka forsee about the village?
Ans: See 2015 (b)