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Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU)

UPRTOU MAEN-107(N) Solved Assignment 2025-26

Session: 2025-26 Max. Marks: 30
Program Name: MA English
Course Code: MAEN-107 (N)
Course Title: Modern British Drama

NOTE: All Questions are Compulsory

SECTION-A
Q.No. NOTE: Short answer type question (approx. 150 to 200 words)
1 What is the significance of the title Pygmalion? 2
2 What is poetic drama? 2
3 What historical event does the play Murder in the Cathedral depict? 2
4 What is the significance of the character of Godot in Waiting for Godot 2
5 Write short note on the character of William Falder. 2
6 Define the Kitchen sink Drama. 2

SECTION- B 63=18 marks
Q. No. NOTE: Long Answer Type Question (approx. 350 to500 words)
7 Discuss realism as the chief characteristic of Modern British drama focusing on G.B. Shaw.
8 Evaluate T.S. Eliot’s contributionto the revival of poetic drama with refence to Murder in the Cathedral.
9 Analyze Jimmy Porter as an “angry young man”.