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Suggestion of Classics in Translations

4th Year Final Exam 2024, will be held on the year-2026 (এটা 2026 সালের এক্সাম এর জন্য সাজেশান)

Suggestion of Classics in Translations

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Part – C

The Iliad

  1. *** “The subject of The Iliad is the wrath of Achilles”- Discuss.
  2. *** Discuss the social picture found in The Iliad.
  3. *** Discuss Homer’s treatment of the Olympian gods and goddesses in “The Iliad”.

Agamemnon

  1. *** Describe the red-carpet episode/opening scene.
  2. *** Discuss the elements of dramatic irony in the Agamemnon
  3. *** Comment on the role and function of the Chorus in ‘Agamemnon’.
  4. *** How does Aeschylus treat the theme of hereditary guilt in ‘Agamemnon’?
  5. How far Agamemnon is responsible for his tragedy.

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. Who is responsible for the tragedy of Medea? Describe.

The Frogs

  1. *** Discuss the features of old comedy in The Frogs.
  2. *** Describe The Frogs evoke laughter but malice.
  3. *** Consider The Frog as a satire.
  4. *** Discuss Dionysus’s journey to Hades.
  5. Summarize the literary debate between Aeschylus and Euripides.

Phaedra

  1. *** Discuss the role of the chorus in Phaedra.
  2. *** Discuss Phaedra as a revenge tragedy/tragedy of unrequited love.
  3. *** Discuss Phaedra as a tragic character.
  4. Justify Hippolytus as a tragic hero.
  5. 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. The Iliad is a glowing picture of the heroic age- Discuss.
  15. Comment on the duel between Paris and Menelaus.

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 brief note on Cassandra.
  7. Write a note on Iphigenia.
  8. Discuss the importance of the opening scene of Agamemnon.
  9. Can Agamemnon’s murder be justified?
  10. What is the guilt of Agamemnon that brings miseries in his life?
  11. Write a short note on Andromache.

Medea

  1. What for did Medea kill her own children?
  2. How did Medea kill Creon, Glauce, and her children?
  3. Is Medea a wife only or also a mother? Discuss.
  4. How did Medea change herself to reach her goal?
  5. Write what you know about Jason.
  6. What is the importance of the entry of the Chorus in Medea?
  7. How did Medea and Jason react to the killing of Glauce and Creon?
  8. Why did Jason marry Glauce in Medea?
  9. What suspicions did Creon have against Medea?
  10. Write a note on Medea-Jason relationship.
  11. “Medea is more sinned against than sinning.”—Justify the statement.
  12. Describe the death scene of Glauce.

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. Whom did Aristophanes patronize- Euripides or Aeschylus?
  10. What was Aristophanes attitude towards women?
  11. 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. Discuss the character of Phaedra as a woman of high passion.
  5. How does Neptune fulfil Theseus’ prayer?
  6. How did Hippolytus die?
  7. Comment on the way of life of Hippolytus.
  8. Discuss the role of the chorus in Phaedra.
  9. Why does Hippolytus feel a strong hatred for womenfolk?
  10. What happened when Phaedra tried to embrace Hippolytus?
  11. Write a note on the prelude in Phaedra.
  12. How does the Nurse try to guide Phaedra at the beginning of the play?
  13. Why does Phaedra say, ‘Unreason drives me into evil’?
  14. Narrate the circumstances leading to the death of Hippolytus.

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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.