BEGC-110 2026-27 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BEGC-110 BRITISH LITERATURE: 19th CENTURY
Assignment for July 2026 and January 2027 Sessions
(Based on Blocks 1-4)
Section A
Q.1 Explain the following lines with reference to context: (4×5=20)
a. “Till they perish and they suffer—some, ‘tis whisper’d—down in hell
Suffer endless anguish, others in Elysian valleys dwell,
Resting weary limbs at last on beds of asphodel.
Surely, surely, slumber is more sweet than toil, the shore
Than labour in the deep mid-ocean, wind and wave and oar;
O, rest ye, brother mariners, we will not wander more.”
b. “I was ever a fighter, so—one fight more,
The best and the last!
I would hate that death bandaged my eyes and forbore
, And bade me creep past.
No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers…”
c. Who order’d, that their longing’s fire
Should be, as soon as kindled, cool’d?
Who renders vain their deep desire?—
A God, a God their severance ruled!
And bade betwixt their shores to be
The unplumb’d, salt, estranging sea
. d. “For there is no friend like a sister
In calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strengthen whilst one stands.”
Section B
Q. 2 Answer the following questions in about 300 words each: (4×5=20)
a. Explain the significance of Elizabeth- Jane in revealing the moral character of Henchard in The Mayor of Casterbridge.
b. Write a short note on Duke’s character in the poem “My Last Duchess.”
c. Discuss how Dickens portrays Lucie Manette as a symbol of home and domestic harmony in A Tale of Two Cities.
d. Write a short note on the theme of the poem “The Windhover”.
Section C
Q. 3 Answer the following questions in about 600 words each.
a. “Happiness is an occasional episode in a general drama of pain.” Discuss this statement with reference to the portrayal of Henchard’s character in The Mayor of Casterbridge.
b. Explain the significance of the line “I am half sick of shadows” in “The Lady of Shalott.”
c. Compare and contrast the themes explored in “Meeting at Night” and “Parting at Morning.”
d. Critically analyse Dickens’ portrayal of the two worlds of London and Paris in A Tale of Two Cities.