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IGNOU MEG-17 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
1.Write a note on American drama in the 20th century.
2.Discuss how the Theatre of the Absurd found expression in American drama.
3.Discuss the play The Contrast as a satire.
4.In A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry “presents the moral conflict between the spiritual promises of the dream ideal and the frank materialism of the impoverished dreamer.” Discuss with reference to the plot and characters of the play.
5.Examine A Family Reunion by T.S. Eliot as a poetic drama.
6.Discuss how Edward Albee employs elements of dark comedy in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
7.Write a short note on any two of the following:
A. Musicals
B. Closet drama
C. Naturalism
D. Expressionism
8. Write a short note on any two of the following:
A. Musicals
B. Closet drama
C. Naturalism
D. Expressionism
IGNOU MEG-17 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Had it not been for the Puritans, the approach of the world to American Drama would have been different – discuss.
2. Discuss the American identity and social issues that influenced American drama.
3. Attempt a critical note on ‘Musical’ and ‘Farce’ as important forms of American Drama.
4. Discuss William Dean Howell’s ‘Self Sacrifice’ as a Farce.
5. Discuss ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ as a Marxist play.
6. Discuss Absurd Theatre in American literature. Give some examples from your syllabus.
