List of Important Long Questions of Classical Drama for MA English Literature Part 1 - Sargodha University

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Oedipus Rex

1. Concept of Fate & Free Will/Character & Fate
2. Oedipus as a Greek Tragic Hero
3. Plot Construction in Oedipus Rex
4. Hamartia & Hubris
5. Irony in Oedipus Rex
6. Role of Chorus

Othello

1. Character Sketch of Othello
2. Character Sketch of Desdemona
3. Character Sketch of Iago
4. Character Sketch of Casio
5. Othello as a Tragedy
6. Racism in Othello
7. Role of Chance and Accident
8. Significance of the Handkerchief Scene

The Jew of Malta

1. Jew of Malta a Morlovian Tragedy
2. Character Sketch of Ferneze
3. Character Sketch of Barabas
4. Character Sketch of Abigail
5. Themes in Jew of Malta
6. "If there is No Marlowe then No Shakespeare", Elaborate

The Tempest

1. Character Sketch of Prospero
2. Character Sketch of Miranda
3. Compare & Contrast between the Characters of Aerial & Caliban
4. Themes in The Tempest
5. Role of Supernatural Machinery in The Tempest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1. Title Significance of Importance of Being Earnest
2. Importance of Being Earnest as a Comdey of Manners
3. Importance of Being Earnest as a Farcical Play
4. Importance of Being Earnest as a Social Satire
5. Character Sketches of Algernon Monicrieff & Jack Worthing
6. Character Sketches of Lady Augusta Bracknell & Cecily Cardew
7. Use of Wit & Paradoxical Statements