MEG-17 Solved Assignment 2026-27 July 2026 and January 2027 Sessions
ASSIGNMENT For July 2026 and January 2027 Sessions
MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MAEG ) ASSIGNMENT
MEG-17
AMERICAN DRAMA
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MEG-17
Assignment Code: MEG-17/TMA/2026-27
Max.Marks:100
Course Code: MEG-17
Assignment Code: MEG-17/TMA/2026-27
Max.Marks:100
Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Write a note on Native American Drama. 20
2. Discuss how musicals have shaped American drama in the twentieth century. 20
3. Self-Sacrifice “qualifies as a farce for the hilarity of the situation and ridiculousness of the character.” Analyse the play as a farce in the light of this statement. 20
4. Discuss how A Raisin in the Sun deals with the issues of race, identity, assimilation and the idea of the American dream. Give appropriate examples from the text to illustrate your answer. 20
5. Examine The Emperor Jones as an Expressionist play. T.S. 20
6. Critically comment on the use of Avant Garde techniques in the play The Glass Menagerie. 20
7. Discuss The Family Reunion as a modern verse drama. 20
8. Write a short note on any two of the following: (10x2=20)
A. Surrealism
B. Poetic devices in “After Blenheim”
C. Martha and George
D. Plastic Theatre
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Submission of the completed assignments:
The completed assignment should be sent to the Coordinator of the Study Centre allotted to you by 31st March 2027 (if enrolled for the July 2026 Session) and 30th September, 2027 (if enrolled in the January 2027 Session)

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