Modern Drama Brief Solution 2013 to 2018

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Board Questions : 2013 – 2019, Fourth Year


2013  Made by Tanvir, admin of this site

01-a) What blunder (সাঙ্ঘাতিক ভুল) did Miss Prism Commit?

     Ans :   Miss Prism Committed the great blunder of not going back to her employers to report the loss of the child.

02-b) What is the revelation (উদঘাটন) of Lady Bracknell?

     Ans :   At the end of the play, Lady Bracknell reveals that Jack is the son of her late sister and thus elder brother of Algernon.

03-c) What type of play is ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’?

    Ans :  The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedy of manners.

04-d)  What was the original title of the play ‘Waiting for Godot’? 

    Ans :  The original French title of Waiting for Godot was En Attendant Godot (literally ‘while awaiting Godot’)

05-e) What does Estragon symbolize?

    Ans :  Estragon symbolizes the animal instinct (প্রবৃত্তি) in man. He is mad for Physical needs.

06-f) What does the word “Godot” refer to?

     Ans :  Godot refers to the Biblical images of God. He may also be interpreted as happiness, eternal life, love, hope, death, silence, future, etc.

07-g) When was Harold Pinter awarded Nobel Prize?

    Ans :  Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005.

08-h) Why did Davies quarrel in the Cafe?

    Ans :  Davies quarreled in the cafe with Scothman Because Scotchman told him to take the bucket of rubbish outside, which he thought was not his duty.

09-i) How does Davies react at the offer of the job of a Caretaker?

     Ans :   At the offer of a caretaker Davies reacts reluctance (নারাজ) to accept the position.

10-j) Why does jimmy in ‘Look Back in Anger’ hate Sundays?

    Ans :  Because that day some routine-bound activities are done in Jimmy’s family. Such as :  reading newspaper, drinking tea, Alison’s ironing the clothes etc. But Jimmy is dissatisfied with routine life. So he hates Sundays.

11-k) How, according to Jimmy, is Alison’s passion for him?

     Ans :  According to Jimmy, Alison’s passion for him is like a python that devours an animal.

12-l) What is Alison’s realization of female domination?

     Ans :   According to Alison, if a woman tries to dominate her husband, she is sure to be discarded (প্রত্যাখাত) like herself.


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13-a) Whom never do girls marry according to Algernon? 

    Ans :  According to Algernon, girls never marry the men they flirt with.

14-b) What is Jack’s income?

    Ans :  Between seven and eight thousand a year. 

15-c) What was the ending of Miss Prism’s novel?

    Ans :  Miss Prism’s novel ends happily.

16-d) What does Pozzo’s blindness signify?

    Ans :  Pozzo’s blindness signifies his confusion over time. (He does not remember the events of yesterday).

17-e) What does Vladimir give Estragon to eat when he feels hungry?

     Ans :  A carrot (গাজর).

18-f) How does Pozzo address (সম্বোধন করা) Lucky?

     Ans :  Pozzo addresses Lucky as ‘Pig’ and ‘hog’.

19-g) What was the cause of Aston’s brain damage?

     Ans :  Electrodes (তারের প্রান্ত) were placed on his head and electrical current sent through his brain. This was the cause of his brain damage.

20-h) Why did Davies leave his wife?

     Ans :  Davies left his wife because he found her washing her underclothes in a saucepan (কড়াই) used for cooking vegetables.

21-i) Why does Davies refuse the shoes offered by Aston?

     Ans :  Davies refuses the shoes Aston has offered because they do not fit in.

22-j) Who helped Jimmy to start a sweet-stall?

    Ans :  Hugh Tanner’s mother who was a favourite of Jimmy.

23-k) Who is Helena Charles?

    Ans :  Helena Charles is an actress and intimate friend of Alison. She comes to Jimmy’s house to stay with them for some days.

24-l) How does Jimmy mock Alison’s father?

     Ans :  Jimmy mocks Alison’s father in this way that her father was very happy in imperialist India, but who is leading a life of regret at having lost the benefits. He was used to as the commander of Maharajah’s army.


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25-a) What is Bunburying?

      Ans :  Bunburying is the assumed named (ছন্দবেশী নাম) of countryside where he goes to visit his sick friend Bunbury.

26-b) What is the name of Algernon’s butler?

      Ans :  The name of Algernon’s butler is Merriman Butler.

27-c) Who is called ‘Pusillanimous’?

      Ans :  Alison’s brother Nigel is called ‘Pusillanimous’.

28-d) What is the name of Alison’s father?

      Ans :  Colonel Redfern is the name of Alison’s father.

29-e) What name does Davies use as his identity?

      Ans :  Davies uses the name ‘Bernard Jenkins‘ as his identity.

30-f) What does Lucky symbolize?

     Ans :  Lucky symbolizes Slavery and Labour.

31-g) What is a comedy of manners?

     Ans :  Comedy of manners is a form of comedy that presents the manners and social code (নিয়মাবলী) of a sophisticated society in which wit, humour and polished behaviour are valued over fundamental morality.

32-h) Where and how did Jack’s brother die?

     Ans :  Jack’s brother Ernest died in Paris of a ‘Severe Chill‘. (তীব্র ঠান্ডা)

33-i) Who is the antagonist in the play The Importance of Being Earnest?

     Ans :  Lady Bracknel representing birth and status, the rule of the matriarch in society.

34-j) What is the subject of the song sung by Vladimir?

     Ans :  The subject of the song sung by Vladimir is the loss of individuality.

35-k) What does Estragon try to do sitting on the mound?

     Ans :  Estragon, sitting on the mound is trying to take off his boot.

36-l) What is the Great West Road?

     Ans :  It is the main road leading from London to the south-west of the British Isles. (লন্ডন থেকে ব্রিটিশ দ্বীপপুঞ্জের দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিম পর্যন্ত বিস্তৃত প্রধান সড়ক)


2016  Made by Tanvir, admin of this site

37-a)  What type of play is “The Importance of Being Earnest”?

     Ans :  The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedy of manners.

38-b) Who are the tramps in Waiting for Godot?

     Ans :  Estragon (nick-named Gogo) and Vladimir (Didi) are the tramps in Waiting for Godot.

39-c)  When was Harold Pinter awarded Nobel Prize?

     Ans :  in 2005 for Literature.

40-d)  How many characters are presented in the Caretaker?

     Ans :  Three characters : Mick, a man in his late twenties, Davies, an old man, and Aston, a man in his early thirties.

41-e) Who is Helena Charles?

     Ans :  see 2014-k,

42-f) What do Jimmy and Alison call each other?

     Ans :  Jimmy and Alison call each other Squirrel and Bear respectively.

43-g) Who is Miss Prism?

     Ans :  Miss Prism is a middle-aged woman who is Cecily Cardew’s governess (গৃহশিক্ষিকা).

44-h) How does Pozzo address Lucky?

      Ans :  see 2014-f

45-i) Who utters the words “nothing to be done” at the opening of Waiting for Godot?

      Ans :   Estragon, one of the tramps in Waiting for Godot utters “nothing to be done” at the opening of the play. It is related to the theme of the play.

46-j)  Who helped Jimmy to start a sweet-stall?

     Ans :  see 2014-j

47-k) How is Aston disturbed by Davies from going to sleep?

     Ans :  by the snorting (নাক দিয়ে শব্দ করা) and the noise made Davies.

48-l) In what way has Jack a double identity?

     Ans :  In London city, Jack is Earnest and in the countryside, Jack is himself.


Modern Drama Brief Solution 2017 |  Made by Tanvir, admin of this site

49-a) Where is the first scene of ‘Look Back in Anger’ set?

      Ans :  In an early April evening, the first scene of Look Back in Anger is set in the Jimmy Porter’s one-room flat (at the top of a large Victorian house in a large Midland town).

50-b) Who is Colonel Redfern?

      Ans :  Colonel Redfern is the father of Alison and he is a retired army officer (the commander of a Maharaja’s army in an Indian state before India became free.)

51-c) What does the tree represent in the play ‘Waiting for Godot?

      Ans :  As the “Tree’ generally represents the Cross on which Christ was crucified. it symbolizes hope.

52-d) Why did Algernon create the imaginary friend, Bunbury?

     Ans :  Algernon has created imaginary friend, Bunbury in order that he may be able to go down into the country whenever he feels fed up with town-life and whenever he wishes to avoid attending his aunt Lady Bracknell’s dinner-parties.

53-e) How does Dr. Chausble try to be witty?

  Ans :  Dr. Chasuble tries to be witty by saying that he would hang upon her lips of Miss Prism if he were worthy of being her pupil.

54-f) Whom never do girls marry according to Algernon? 

      Ans :  According to Algernon, girls never marry the men they flirt with because girl’s do not think it right.

55-g) What was the original title of the play Waiting for Godot?

      Ans :  see 2013-d,

56-h) Name the main characters of the play ‘Waiting for Godot’?

      Ans :  Estragon and Vladimir are the main characters of the play ‘Waiting for Godot’. Other characters are Pozzo, Lucky and Boy.

57-i) How is the hope of the tramps deferred?

     Ans :  The hope of the tramps is deferred by their continuous waiting for Godot who never comes.

58-j) Why was Davies expelled from the house of Aston and D. Mick?

     Ans :  Davies was expelled from the house of Aston and D. Mick because of his abusive (অবমাননাকর) remarks (মন্তব্য) to Aston.

59-k) Why did Davies quarrel in the Cafe?

      Ans :   2013-h

60-l) What is Sidcup?

   Ans :  Sidcup is a medium-sized town, fourteen miles south of London.


 2018  Made by Tanvir, admin of this site

61-a) In what way has Jack a double identity? (2016-l)

     Ans :   In London city, Jack is Earnest and in the countryside, Jack is himself.

62-b) What is the significance of Pozzo-Lucky relationship?

    Ans :  The relationship between Pozzo and Lucky is that of master and slave or capital and labour or wealth and artist, or body and intellect, or mankind and Christ.

63-c) Who helped Jimmy to start a sweet-stall? (2014-j, 2016-j)

      Ans :  Hugh Tanner’s mother who was a favourite of Jimmy.

64-d) Who is called ‘Pusillanimous’? (2015-c)

     Ans :   Alison’s brother Nigel is called ‘Pusillanimous’.

65-e) what is existentialism?

     Ans :  Existentialism is a modern Philosophy, derived from the principle “existence precedes essence” and made famous by Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus in 1940s.

66-f) What makes Mick angry with Davies?

      Ans :  Mick becomes angry with Davies when he says that he is not an experienced interior decorator.

67-g) What do the two tramps symbolize?

     Ans :  The two tramps symbolize ordeal of waiting by human beings for a golden future, a better society, for salvation, or for a saviour or for death.

68-h) Why does Jimmy hate sundays ? (2013-j)

     Ans :  Sunday is a day when some routine-bound activities are done in Jimmy’s family – reading newspaper, drinking tea, Alison’s ironing the clothes etc. But Jimmy is dissatisfied with routine life. So he hates Sundays.

69-i) How is Aston disturbed by Davies from going to sleep? (2016-k)

      Ans :  Aston is disturbed from going to sleep by the snorting (নাক দিয়ে শব্দ করা) and the noise made Davies.

70-j)  How does Pozzo address Lucky? (2014-f, 2016-h)

    Ans :  Pozzo addresses Lucky as ‘Pig’ and ‘hog’.

71-k)  Who is miss Prism? (2016-g)

     Ans :  Miss Prism Committed the great blunder of not going back to her employers to report the loss of the child.

72-l) Who is Helena Charles? (2014-k, 2016-e)

     Ans :  Helena Charles is an actress and intimate friend of Alison. She comes to Jimmy’s house to stay with them for some days.


 2019  Made by Tanvir, admin of this site

73-a)  What is the nick name of Algernon?

  Ans. 

74-b) Why is time meaningless to Estragon?

75-c) What is Sidcup?

   Ans :  Sidcup is a medium-sized town fourteen miles south of London.

76-d) Who is Mrs. Tanner?

77-e) Why does Jack Worthing visit London city frequently?

78-f) Which country does Pozzo belong to?

79-g) Why does Mick call Davies ‘a wild animal’?

80-h) What was the profession of Colonel Redfem?

81-i) What is the significance of ‘Cucumber sandwiches’?

82-j) What is the original title of Waiting for Godot in the French version?

83-k) How was Aston’s brain damaged?

84-l) What does Jimmy’s constant smoking signify?


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