ENG 214 Final, Spring 2003

Teen at tn enctmee fu ‘8 UNVERSIT? LIBRARY OF brinuy ENGLISH 214 FINAL EXAMINATION June 2003 Prof. Nassar Choose TWO of the following essay questions and write for one hour on each. You will be graded on the information you give, the quality of your English, and your ability to organize and deyelop your essays. . The spiritual crisis is very much a part of Victorian literature. Explore this crisis as it appears in the works of at least three of the following writers: Carlyle, Mill, Tennyson, Amold, Newman. . Discuss the treatment of evil in Pater and Wilde. . Browning in “Andrea del Sarto” stated that “a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, / Or what’s a heaven for.” What did he mean by this? Choose any other two writers and explore whether they agreed with him or not. . What is Shaw’s attitude towards money in Mrs. Warren’s Profession? Compare it with Browning’s and Wilde’s. What are the differences and similarities? Refer to any other Victorian authors of your choice. . Explore the attitude of Amold, Shaw and Browning towards love and mariage. Bring in Wilde if you wish.