Questions in Past Papers (PU) | The Sea By Edward Bond | Eureka Study Aids

1. Bring out the symbolic significance of the title of Bond's "The Sea". (2004) 

2. "In the Sea Bond shows the ability of human beings to survive the worst, to retain their optimism and not to brought down by the lunacy and injustice of the world they live in". Discuss with close reference to the text. (2005) 

3. "I left the last sentence of the play unfinished because the play can have no satisfactory solution at that stage," says Edward Bond. What is your opinion about ending the play The Sea? (2006) 

4. Is Bond justified in calling The Sea a comedy despite the fact that there is-so-much violence in the play? (2007) 

5. "Hatch, inhabits a world which is illusory as that of the play rehearsed in Mrs. Rafi's room". Elaborate. (2008) 

6. Trace the various stages in Mrs. Rafi's responsibility for the ultimate breakdown of Hatch in The Sea. (2009) 

7. How far do you think Edward Bond is successful in applying his theories about drama in The Sea? (2010) 

8. The Sea in Bond's play 'is the symbol of our strength and resourcefulness, as well as a description of our lives as moral beings'. Discuss. (2011) 

9. The character of Willy in The Sea 1/2 (2011) 

10. THE SEA questions the moral and social hypocritical attitudes that dominates our private and public behaviour without suggesting any alternatives. What is the use of such a play? (2012) 

11. Edward Bond's THE SEA is overshadowed by Marxist concern. Do you agree? (2013) 

12. Why does Bond refuse to suggest a solution to the problems of the society? What are the recommendations made in The Sea regarding the responsibility of the individual in the search of the truth? (2014) 

13. What does Bond gain by inserting the classical tragedy of Orpheus within the tragedy of modern world in "The Sea"? (2015) 

14. How does Edward Bond synthesize the classical and romantic dramatic traditions with modern political theatre in "The Sea"? (2016) 

15. How far would you agree that the ending of the play "The Sea" is justified? (2017) 

16. "Men are not innately violent but are driven to react violently when they feel trapped within an irrational and inhuman political system or when they are too frightened to admit the possibility of change". Comment on this statement in the light of the play The Sea. (2018) 

17. The Opening Scene of The Sea 1/2 (2018) 

18. The Sea by Edward Bond presents the failure of any attempts to revolutionize the world. Support or refute by quoting from the text. (2019)

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