Classics in Translation Final Suggestion Session (2019-20)

Classics in Translation Final Suggestion Session (2019-20)

Part B

The Iliad

1. What was Hector’s last request to Achilles?  [NU. 2020]
2. Compare the characters of Achilles and Hector. [NU. 2018] ★★★
3. Why did Achilles withdraw himself from the war? and What led Achilles to come back to the Trojan War? [NU. 2019, 2020] ★★★
4. Describe the funeral ceremony of Patroclus.  [NU. 2019]
5. Write a short note on ‘Homeric Similes.’ [NU. 2016, 2018, 2021] ★★★
6. What was Hector’s attitude to Paris? [NU. 2015]

Agamemnon

7. Discuss the opening scene of “Agamemnon.” [NU. 2016, 2021] ★★★
8. Evaluate the illicit relationship between Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.  [NU. 2019] ★★★
9. Bring out the dramatic significance of the ‘Red Carpet Episode’ in “Agamemnon.” [NU. 2017, 2018] ★★★
10. Can Agamemnon’s murder be justified?  [NU. 2021]

Medea 

11. Why did Jason marry Glauce in “Medea?” [NU. 2016, 2018] ★★★
12. Why did Medea become revengeful? [NU. 2017, 2020] ★★★
13. Write a short note on the ‘Medea-Jason’ relationship.  [NU. 2021]
14. Why did Medea kill her own children?

The Frogs

15. Justify the title of the play, “The Frogs.” [NU. 2016, 2020] ★★★
16. Who are the intellectuals in “The Frogs?” [NU. 2015]
17. What role does Dionysus play in The Frogs? [NU. 2017] ★★★
18. Why did Aeschylus and Euripides attack each other? What was the result? 
19. How did Dionysus resolve the dispute between Aeschylus and Euripides? [NU. 2016] ★★★

Phaedra

20. What drives Phaedra to welcome death? [NU. 2016]
21. Why does Hippolytus feel a strong dislike for women? [NU. 2015]
22. What happened when Phaedra tried to embrace Hippolytus? [NU. 2015, 2020] ★★★
23. Comment on the way of life of Hippolytus. [NU. 2018, 2021] ★★★

Part-C

The Iliad

1. The subject of The Iliad is the wrath of Achilles”-Discuss. [NU. 2017, 2019] ★★★
2. What epic elements do you find in “The Illiad?” [NU. 2015, 2020]
3. Make a note of the picture of society you find in Homer’s “The Iliad,” making him a realist. [NU. 2018, 2021] ★★★

Agamemnon

4. Sketch the character of Clytemnestra. [NU. 2017]
5. How would you justify Clytemnestra’s murder of her husband, Agamemnon? Give your own reasons for your answer.  [NU. 2019]
6. Evaluate Agamemnon as a tragic hero. [NU. 2016, 2018, 2021] ★★★
7. Write a note on the use of dramatic irony in “Agamemnon.” [NU. 2015, 2021] ★★★

Medea 

8. Discuss the dramatic significance of the death scene of Glauce. [NU. 2016]
9. Evaluate ‘Medea’ as a tragic heroine. [NU. 2017] ★★★
10. Discuss the role of the chorus in “Medea.” [NU. 2018, 2021] ★★★

The Frogs

11. Analyze the salient features of “The Frogs” in the light of the definition of old comedy. [NU. 2018]
12. Do you think “The Frogs” is satire? If do-elaborate. / In “The Frogs,” Aristophanes criticizes the intellectuals of his own period. Discuss. / How does Aristophanes blend satire and phantasy in “The Frogs?” [NU. 2016, 2020] ★★★
13. Describe the journey of Dionysus to Hades. [NU. 2016, 2019, 2021] ★★★
14. “The Frogs reflects the political situation of Athens,” Discuss it.  [NU. 2021]

Phaedra

15. Discuss the role of the nurse in “Phaedra.”  [NU. 2020]
16. Consider “Phaedra” as a tragedy of unrequited love. [NU. 2015, 2017] ★★★
17. Consider “Phaedra” as a revenge tragedy.  [NU. 2021] ★★★