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4th Year Final Exam 2023, will be held on the year-2025 (এটা 2025 সালের এক্সাম এর জন্য সাজেশান)

Classics in Translation suggestion

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@ জুমে লাইভ ক্লাস হয়।
@ লেকচার শিট + হ্যান্ড নোট্‌স পাবে
@ সপ্তাহে ৩ দিন ১ ঘণ্টা করে পড়ান হয়।
@ রবি-মঙ্গল-ব্রিহস্পতি, রাত 8.15-9.15 টা
@ ক্লাস রেকর্ড করে গ্রুপে শেয়ার করা হয়।
@ পেইড জুম সফটওয়্যার, তাই নিরবচ্ছিন ১ ঘণ্টা ক্লাস হয়
@ নিরবচ্ছিন্ন বিদ্যুৎ আছে, সো বিদ্যুৎ যাওয়ার বা রেকর্ড ক্লাস হারিয়ে যাওয়ার ভয় নেই।

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Part – C

The Iliad

  1. *** Discuss the epic elements in The Iliad.
  2. *** Compare and contrast the characters of Achilles and Hector.
  3. *** “The subject of The Iliad is the wrath of Achilles”- Discuss.
  4. Discuss the social picture found in The Iliad.

Agamemnon

  1. *** Describe the red-carpet episode/opening scene.
  2. *** Discuss the elements of dramatic irony in the Agamemnon
  3. *** Discuss Agamemnon as a tragic hero/how far Agamemnon is responsible for his tragedy.
  4. Discuss the character of Clytemnestra.

Medea

  1. *** Evaluate Medea as a tragic hero/heroine.
  2. *** Discuss the role of the chorus in Medea.
  3. *** Discuss Medea as a revenge tragedy.
  4. Discuss the dramatic significance of the death scene of Glauce.

The Frogs

  1. *** Discuss the features of old comedy in The Frogs.
  2. *** Consider The Frog as a satire.
  3. Discuss Dionysus’s journey to Hades.
  4. Discuss The Frog reflects the political situation of Athens of that period.

Phaedra

  1. *** Discuss the role of the chorus/nurse in Phaedra.
  2. *** Discuss Phaedra as a revenge tragedy/tragedy of unrequited love.
  3. *** Discuss Phaedra as a tragic character.
  4. Who is responsible for Phaedra’s tragedy?

Part – B

The Iliad

  1. What is the role played by divine powers in Homer’s epic the Iliad?
  2. Describe the role of gods and goddesses in the Iliad.
  3. Whom would you consider the protagonist of The Iliad?
  4. Compare the characters of Achilles and Hector.
  5. What led Achilles to come back to the Trojan War?
  6. Discuss the involvement of Patroclus in the Trojan War.
  7. What was Queen Hecuba’s dream when she conceived Paris?
  8. What was Hector’s attitude to Helen who is believed as the cause of misfortune?
  9. Write a note on Helen of Troy.
  10. Write a note on Homeric Simile.
  11. Write a note on Achilles’ shield.
  12. What was Hector’s last request to Achilles?
  13. What was Hector’s attitude to Paris?
  14. What do you know about the Trojan Horse?
  15. The Iliad is a glowing picture of the heroic age- Discuss.

Agamemnon

  1. Trace the origin of the Greek tragedy with the reference to Aeschylus.
  2. Write about Aeschylus’s gods and goddesses.
  3. Bring out the dramatic significance of the Red-Carpet Episode in Agamemnon.
  4. Briefly discuss the dramatic irony in Aeschylus’ play The Agamemnon.
  5. How do you assess Agamemnon as a tragedy?
  6. Write a note on Iphigenia.
  7. Discuss the importance of the opening scene of Agamemnon.
  8. Can Agamemnon’s murder be justified?

Medea

  1. What for did Medea kill her own children?
  2. Under what circumstances did Medea become revengeful?
  3. How did Medea kill Creon, Glauce, and her children?
  4. Is Medea a wife only or also a mother? Discuss.
  5. How did Medea change herself to reach her goal?
  6. Write what you know about Jason.
  7. What is the importance of the entry of the Chorus in Medea?
  8. How did Medea and Jason react to the killing of Glauce and Creon?
  9. Why did Jason marry Glauce in Medea?
  10. Write a note on Medea-Jason relationship.

The Frogs

  1. Justify the title of the play The Frogs.
  2. What role does Pluto play in The Frogs?
  3. Why did Aeschylus and Euripides attack each other? What was the result?
  4. What role does Dionysus play in The Frogs?
  5. Do you consider Aristophanes as a satirist?
  6. Who are the intellectuals in The Frogs?
  7. What is the significance of The Frogs as a Comedy?
  8. What is a prologue? What purpose does the prologue serve in The Frogs?
  9. Do you consider the Frogs as a fantasy or a literary criticism?
  10. Whom did Aristophanes patronize- Euripides or Aeschylus?
  11. What was Aristophanes attitude towards women?
  12. How did Dionysus resolve the dispute between Aeschylus and Euripides?

Phaedra

  1. Write a note on Hippolytus.
  2. Why does Hippolytus prefer a rustic life in nature to a courtly life?
  3. Write a note on the court life found in Phaedra.
  4. What drives Phaedra to welcome death?
  5. Discuss the character of Phaedra as a woman of high passion.
  6. How does Neptune fulfil Theseus’ prayer?
  7. How did Hippolytus die?
  8. Comment on the way of life of Hippolytus.
  9. Discuss the role of the chorus in Phaedra.
  10. Why does Hippolytus feel a strong hatred for womenfolk?
  11. What happened when Phaedra tried to embrace Hippolytus?
  12. Write a note on the prelude in Phaedra.
  13. How does the Nurse try to guide Phaedra at the beginning of the play?
  14. Why does Phaedra say, ‘Unreason drives me into evil’?

Previous Questions

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Question of 2021

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Part – C

  1. Discuss the character of Clytemnestra.
  2. “The subject of The Iliad is the wrath of Achilles“- Discuss.
  3. How does Homer delineate Olympian gods and goddesses in The Illiad?
  4. What picture of society do you find in the Iliad?

  1. Discuss the elements of dramatic irony in the Agamemnon
  2. Discuss Agamemnon as a tragic hero./how far Aga is responsible for his tragedy.
  3. Discuss the role and function of the chorus in the Play Agamemnon.
  4. Describe the red carpet episode/opening scene.
  5. Discuss the character of Clytemnestra.

  1. Discuss the role of the chorus in Medea.
  2. Discuss Medea as a revenge tragedy.
  3. Discuss the dramatic significance of the death scene of Glauce.

  1. Discuss the features of old comedy in The Frogs.
  2. Discuss Dionysus’s journey to Hades.
  3. Describe The Frogs evoke laughter but malice.

  1. Discuss Phaedra as a revenge tragedy.
  2. Discuss the role of the chorus in Phaedra.
  3. Discuss Phaedra as a tragedy of unrequited love.
  4. Discuss Phaedra as a tragic character.

Question of Previous Year

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Previous suggestion- not for the upcoming exam For 2020

  1. Discuss the Epic elements in The Iliad.
  2. Compare and contrast the character of Achilles and Hector.
  3. Discuss the character of Clytemnestra.
  4. Discuss the elements of dramatic irony in Agamemnon.
  5. Discuss Agamemnon as a tragic hero.
  6. Discuss Medea as a tragic heroine.
  7. Discuss the role of the chorus in Medea.
  8. Discuss Medea as a revenge tragedy.
  9. Aristophanes criticizes the intellectuals of his age in The Frogs-discuss.
  10. Discuss the features of old comedy in The Frogs.
  11. Discuss Phaedra as a revenge tragedy.
  12. Discuss the role of the chorus in Phaedra.
  13. Discuss Phaedra as a tragedy of unrequited love.