English Literature

Chandara is the protagonist in the story �Punishment� written by Rabindranath Tagore. In most of his short stories, dramas and novels, the protagonist is a female character. For instance, Ratan in �The Postmaster�, Nirupama in �Dena Paona�, and Binodini in �Chokher Bali� are a few to name among the most famous protagonists created by the Bard of Bengal. In the story � Punishment �, the plot of the story revolves around Chandara and her intentional acceptance of punishment. The character of Chandara is an embodiment of self esteem, a true characteristic of human beings. In rural backwaters, women depend on their men in all aspects. They take their duty for husbands and children as the only reason to live on. Unlike those rural women, Chandara is conscious of her existence as an independent being.  She does not let her husband control her. She does not hesitate to quarrel with husband�s sister-in-law; she does not mind the unjust restrictions imposed on her by her husband; she does n...

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Correct   Q.1) Who is William Shakespeare?     A. the greatest swimmer   B. the greatest actor   C. the greatest teacher   D. the greatest writer  (Your Answer)   E. the greatest student Correct   Q.2) When did he born? Where?     A. Febuary 14, 1596 in the village of Japan   B. June 26, 1996 in the castle of U.S.A   C. April 23, 1596 in the village of Stratford-upon-Avon  (Your Answer)   D. August 9, 1245 in the hospitol of Thailand   E. December 25, 2009 in tje forest of Kenya Correct   Q.3) When is he the one of playwrites and actor?     A. In 2009   B. In 5003   C. In 1599  (Your Answer)   D. In 1236   E. In 1999 Correct   Q.4) What his new theater was called?     A. The Lord Chamerlain's Men   B. The Globe Theater  (Your Answer)   C. Queen Sirikit Center   D. Esplanade Center   E. Emporiam Hotel Correct   Q.5) When...

The Golden World refers to the Forest of Arden which represents the Conventional pastoral world without any artificial idealization of its unalloyed bliss. In this idyllic region, the passage of time is not measured by minutes or seconds, and therefore hours of worries and anxieties do not trouble one. Here as life is not burdened with duty, nor fraught with toil and moil, all spend their time happily and freely in a state of fanciful idleness. Life in the Forest of Arden away from evils and envy, intrigues and iniquities at court is in harmony with nature. In As You Like It , the Forest of Arden with its natural artifices is a haven of ease and contentment, peace and rest to Duke Senior who seeks pleasure even out of the bowl of melancholy and believes: Life exempt from public haunt Find tongues in trees, books, in running brooks Sermons in stones, and good in everything. The Forest of Arden is free from the disgraces of reality like corruption, war, strife and avarice but cannot brea...

1. Who is the author of Raj? (a) Geeta Mehta (b) Rama Mehta (c) Shobha De (d) Nargis Dalai 2. Dominique Lapierre wrote an appealing ac�count of the sordid squalor of an Indian city. Identify the city. (a) Calcutta (b) Bombay (c) Udaipur (d) Delhi 3. Who is the author of following poems? "The Gift of India", "Bangle-seller", "The Anthem of Love", "Palanquin Bearers" (a) Kamala Das (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) Toru Dutt (d) Nissim Ezekiel 4. Who wrote the hard-hitting poem "Sita Speak" indicating the society for the injustice meted out to women down the ages (a) Bina Agarwal (b) Kamala Das (c) P. Lai (d) Sarojini Naidu 5. In which of the following poems of Ezekiel do we get a moving picture of a mother's suffering ? (a) 'The Couple' (b) 'Night of the Scorpion' (c) 'The Visitor' (d) 'Philosophy' 6. Who is the author of Two Virgins? (a) Kamala Markandaya (b) Kamala Das (c) Anita Desai (d) Shastri Deshpande 7. N...