I- examine only 1 of the following
extracts:
1) ‘‘I have been very happy—very
fortunate—very proud,’ she went on.
‘Too fortunate. Too happy for a little
while. And now I am unhappy for—
for life.’
page 115-116
2)I remained to dream the nightmare
out to the end, and to show my loyalty
to Kurtz once more. Destiny. My
destiny! Droll thing life is— that
mysterious arrangement of merciless
logic for a futile purpose.
page 106
3)True, he had made that last stride,
he had stepped over the edge, while I
had been permitted to draw back my
hesitating foot. page 107
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II-Examine only 1 of the following
topics:
1) extremity in Heart of Darkness
2)Racism in Heart of Darkness
3)the moral death in Heart of Darkness
4)the effect of lalessness and the lack
of belonging in Heart of Darkness
5) Heart of Darkness as a novel which
demonstrates that the lack of restraint
( reason ) may lead to horrendous
atrocities and barbarities

 
Classic Literature 2011/2012
Part 1 30 point
In not more than a clear , coherent
and well – organized paragraph
attempt only one of the following
A) Death is an inevitable and
inescapable fact of human life , which
is the greatest lesson Gilgamesh learns
B) Siduri is the tavern keeper who at
first bars her door to Gilgamesh and
then shares her sensuous , worldly
wisdom with him , advising him to
cherish the pleasures of this world.
Part 2 70 point, 35 each
In not more than a short , clear ,
coherent and well-organized essay ,
attempt only two of the following.
A) There are two important seduction
in Gilgamesh , one successful and one
a failure . Discuss.
B) Water imaginary appears
throughout Gilgamesh, signaling a
continual renewal and rebirth of the
characters.Discuss.
C) Although he based the tales in
Metamorphoses on existing stories ,
Ovid presents them with a freshness
and originality that made them
uniquely his own . Discuss.
D) Like other stories that begin with a
betrayal of family , we know that
Medea will not turn out well , and
indeed she lashes out murderously at
her own children . discuss.
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