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Shakespeare
DOE NOTE WRITEE INETHISE AREA
AnswerE ONEE questionE onE theE textEyouE haveE studied.
BeginEyourEanswerEonEpageE6.
TRAGEDY
AntonyEandECleopatra
EITHER
1 ExploreEtheEwaysEinEwhichEShakespeareEusesEtheEplay’sEstructureEinEAntonyEandECleopa
tra.EYouE mustE relateE yourE discussionE toE relevantE contextualEfactorsE andE ideasEfromEyo
urEcriticalEreading.
(TotalEforEQuestionE1E=E35Emarks)
OR
2 ExploreEtheEwaysEinEwhichEShakespeareEpresentsEhumanEweaknessEinEAntonyEandECl
DOE NOTE WRITEE INETHISE AREA
eopatra.EYouE mustE relateE yourE discussionE toE relevantE contextualEfactorsE andE ideasEfro
mEyourEcriticalEreading.
(TotalEforEQuestionE2E=E35Emarks)
Hamlet
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3 ExploreE Shakespeare’sE presentationE ofE griefE inE Hamlet.EYouE mustE relateE yourE discussionEto
ErelevantEcontextualEfactorsEandEideas EfromEyourEcritical Ereading.
(TotalEforEQuestionE3E=E35Emarks)
OR
4 ExploreEShakespeare’sEpresentationEofELaertesEinEHamlet.EYouEmustErelateEyourEdi
scussionEtoE relevantE contextualE factorsE andE ideasE fromE yourE criticalE reading.
DOE NOTE WRITEE INETHISE AREA
(TotalEforEQuestionE4E=E35Emarks)
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, AnswerE ONEE questionE onE theE textE youE haveE studied.
BeginEyourEanswerEonEpageE6.
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KingELear
EITHER
5 ExploreEtheEwaysEinEwhichEShakespeareEusesEdifferentEvarietiesEofElanguageEinEKingELea
r.EYouEmustErelateEyourEdiscussionEtoErelevantEcontextualEfactorsEandEideasEfromEyourE
criticalEreading.
(TotalEforEQuestionE5E=E35Emarks)
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6 ExploreEShakespeare’sEpresentationEofEjusticeEinEKingELear.EYouEmustErelateEyourEdi
scussionEtoE relevantEcontextualEfactorsE andE ideasEfromE yourE criticalE reading.
(TotalEforEQuestionE6E=E35Emarks)
Othello
DOE NOTE WRITEE INETHISE AREA
EITHER
7 ExploreE howE ShakespeareE presentsE theEtensionE betweenE publicE andE privateElifeE inEOthell
o.EYouE mustE relateE yourE discussionE toE relevantE contextualE factorsE andEideasEfromEyourEcri
ticalEreading.
(TotalEforEQuestionE7E=E35Emarks)
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8 ExploreE theE extentE toE whichE Shakespeare’sE OthelloE isE aE playE aboutE prejudice.EYouEmustE r
elateE yourE discussionE toE relevantE contextualE factorsE andE ideasE fromE yourE criticalEreading
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