Drama Literature Play

22/08/2025

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (Part 1)

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Merchant of Venice in Easy English (Part 2)

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Merchant of Venice in easy English

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মূল আলোচনা Merchant of Venice

21/05/2023

[2105]
Broad: [3 out of 6 for 36 marks] 3x12=36
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1. Compare and contrast between Francis Bacon and Charles Lamb in the light of their essays you have read...
2. Write a critical note on Francis Bacon’s essay “Of Studies”...
3. Why should you read books as suggested by Bacon’s essay “Of Studies”?..
4. Bring out the humorous elements in Lamb’s essay “A Dissertation Upon A Roast Pig”...
5. How fare are Bacon’s essays full of practical wisdom? Substantiate your answer...
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a married life?..
7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a single life?..
8. Discuss the peculiarities of Sir Roger de Coverley’s as in Addison’s “Sir Roger at Church”...
9. Bring out the comic elements in Addison’s “Sir Roger at Church”...
10. How far is Sir Roger de Coverley’s a narcissist? How does his narcissistic traits help the parishioners?
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Short: [4 out of 6 for 24 marks] 4x6=24
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1. What should happen to you after you have properly read Bacon’s essay “Of Studies”?..
2. When can you avoid reading a book as suggested by Bacon’s “Of Studies”? And why?..
3. What happens if you read excessively according to “Of Studies”? Explain...
4. Write a critical note on Francis Bacon’s essay “Of Marriage and Single Life”...
5. How can Bacon’s essay “Of Marriage and Single Life” save you from serious mistakes?..
6. Write a critical note on Francis Bacon’s essay “Of Great Place”...
7. Write a critical note on Francis Bacon’s essay “Of Love”...
8. Write a critical note on Francis Bacon’s essay “Of Truth”...
9. What are the good qualities of Sir Roger de Coverley’s in “Sir Roger at Church”?..
10.What does Addison mean by ‘fair’ in his “Sir Roger at Church”.
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[Ohidur]

20/05/2023

[1204]
Broad: [3 out of 6 for 36 marks] 3x12=36..
1. How does Shakespeare deal with risks in his “The Merchant of Venice”?..
2. How far are you sympathised with Shylock in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”? Substantiate your answer...
3. What plan did Portia’s father adopt to help his daughter find the right husband in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”? How far was the plan successful?..
4. How was Bassanio able to marry Portia in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”? Elaborate your answer...
5. Describe how Portia saved Antonio’s life in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”..
6. Evaluate Synge’s “Riders to the Sea” as a tragic play...
7. How far is Maurya a stoical character? Substantiate your answer...
8. Write a note on Oedipus as a tragic hero as depicted in Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”...
9. Write a note on the role of “Fate” in Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”...
10. How is the ‘higher love’ of Raina and Sergius shattered in GB Shaw’s “Arms and the Man”? Give your reasons...
Short: [4 out of 6 for 24 marks] 4x6=24..
11. Why does Antonio agree to Shylock’s terms for the loan according to Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”?..
12. Why does Shylock demand Antonio’s flesh instead of money as in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”?..
13. Who does Bassanio give Portia’s ring to in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”? Why?..
14. How does Bassanio win the right to marry Portia as shown in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”?..
15. Can Antonio pay back his loan to Shylock in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”? Why?..
16. Give examples of the use of irony in Synge’s “Riders to the Sea”...
17. What do you know about the number 9 in Synge’s “Riders to the Sea”?..
18. Point out some universal elements in Synge’s “Riders to the Sea”...
19. Bring out the importance of the chorus in Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”...
20. Evaluate Bartley’s decision of going to the fair in Synge’s “Riders to the Sea”...
(Ohidur)

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