Thursday 1 October 2020

Questions in Past Papers (PU) | Galileo Galilei By Bertolt Brecht | Eureka Study Aids

1. ".... It is a play what contains very little element of caricature. This does not turn his Galileo into the self-portrait it is sometimes alleged to be ...". What is your opinion? (2004) 
2. "Brechet's Galileo Galili is not only a hymn to reason but one that centres specifically on the need to be sceptical, to doubt". Discuss. (2005)
3. Do you think the play Galileo Galili presents a conflict between the authority and free scientific inquiry, both on the institutional level and within Galileo's own character? (2006) 
4. How far do you think Brecht is successful in applying his theories about drama in Galileo Gallie. (2007) 
5. Is the play Galileo Galilie a tragedy? (2008) 
6. "I betrayed my profession. A man who does what I did cannot be tolerated in the ranks of science." Make a critical assessment of Galileo's character in the light of this statement. (2009) 
7. Do you think that Galileo Galili presents a conflict between the whole spirit of the free inquiry and the official ideology? Elaborate your answer with reference to the play. (2010) 
8. Discuss the main features of the Epic Theatre in the light of Brechet's play Galileo Galilei. (2011) 
9. Life of Galileo by Brecht puts the heroic and the sublime next to the comic and the mundane. Elaborate. (2012) 
10. Can Life of Galileo be read as anti-religions play? (2013) 
11. The play by Brecht deliberately moves away from being a 'slice of life' by using distancing techniques. Discuss the effectiveness of these techniques. (2014) 
12. Is Galileo a tragic protagonist? (2015) 
13. Discuss "The Life of Galileo Galilie" as an anti-romantic play. (2016) 
14. Does Galileo posses heroic dimensions? (2017) 
15. Critically examine the play Galileo Galilei in the light of Epic Theatre. (2018) 
16. Brecht rejects the classical notions of tragic hero, inevitability of choice and the arousal of pity and fear as the tragic emotions in The Life of Galilei. Comment. (2019) 

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