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(Multiple choice questions can be easily covered with the following questions and answers) 1)Who was Brabantio? Ans. A rich senator of Venice 2)What was the name of Brabantio’s daughter? Ans. Desdemona 3)Why was Desdemona sought by various suitors? Ans. For her clime and complexion 4)Whom did Desdemona love? Ans. Othello. 5)Why did Desdemona choose him? […]

1)Why are you formal in your get up.” – Who is the speaker? Who is being spoken to? What leads the speaker to make this comment? [1+1+4 = 6]     [H.S. = 2019 & 2022 ] Ans. In Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Proposal’, Chubukov, a landowner is the speaker. Lomov, a neighbour of Chubukov, is being spoken

            Comedy of Errors (M.C.Q.) 1)Aegeon was the merchant of –            a)Ephesus                               b)Syracuse           c)Arden                                    d)Menaphon     [Annual Exam – 2014] Ans. [b] Syracuse 2)Aegeon was separated from his wife because –          a)they met with a sand storm           b)they met with a violent storm on the sea.          b)they got lost in

1)The name of Natalya’s dog is –       a) Squeezer                        b) Mirnov       c) Guess                              d) Ivan                          [H.S.- 2016] Ans.  [a] Squeezer. 2)When Lomov arrived, Chubukov was surprised by his –       a) evening dress                b)palpitation       c) shyness                          d) impudence             [H.S. – 2016] Ans. [a] evening dress. 3)Lomov comes to Chubukuv’s house –  

(Multiple choice questions can be easily covered with the following questions and answers) 1)What is the format of the play ‘The Proposal’? Ans. One-act-play. 2)When was the play performed? Ans. In 1890. 3)How many characters does the play have? Ans. Three characters. 4)What were their ages? Ans. Lomov – in his middle thirties.          Chubukov

1)What was the law that prevailed in Ephesus? What did the Duke say to Aegeon when he became a victim of law? [2+3 = 5]      [Annual Exam. – 2014] Ans. The law that prevailed in Ephesus was that if a merchant of Syracuse was seen in Ephesus, he would be sentenced to death unless he

(Multiple choice question can be easily covered with the following questions and answers) 1)What are the two enemy states mentioned in the play ‘Comedy of Errors’? Ans. Syracuse and Ephesus 2)What would happen if any merchant of Syracuse was seen in Ephesus? Ans. He would be put to death or pay thousand marks as a

[Multiple choice question can easily covered with the following questions and answers] 1)Who was the king of Scotland? Ans. Duncan. 2)Why was Macbeth held in great esteem throughout Scotland? Ans. For his great valour and skill in wars. 3)Who was the thane of Glamis? Ans. Macbeth. 4)Who stopped Macbeth and Banquo while they were returning

1)Why did Macbeth want to murder Banquo and his son? How was Banquo murdered? [2+3 = 5] [Annual Exam. Class 11 – 2019, 2020] Ans. After ascending the throne of Scotland, Macbeth did not rest in peace as the weird sisters prophesied that the children of Banquo would be the kings of Scotland. So Macbeth

Introduction: Macbeth is one of the most brilliant plays about evil. The evil in the form of three witches and their predictions controls the whole theme of the play and creates a great confusion in the life of Macbeth. Macbeth is based on Holinshed’s ‘Cronicles of Scotland’. Duncan was the king of Scotland. Macbeth, the