AS & A Level Drama (9482) — May–June 2023, Paper 13

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Question 1 · 60 marks · Section A: Performance interpretation of drama text (The Tempest)

The Tempest – William Shakespeare. From: Act 2, Scene 1, bottom of page 25 (SEBASTIAN: 'What a strange drowsiness possesses them!'). Up to and including: page 29 (ALONSO: 'Why,…

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Question 2 · 60 marks · Section A: Performance interpretation of drama text (The Country Wife)

The Country Wife – William Wycherley. From: Act 3, Scene 2, middle of page 36 (ALITHEA: 'Is it for your honour or mine, to suffer a man to make love to me, who am to marry you…

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Question 3 · 60 marks · Section A: Performance interpretation of drama text (Death of a Salesman)

Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller. From: Act 1, towards the top of page 38 ('[New music is heard, a high rollicking tune.]' / BEN: 'Father was a very great and a very…

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Question 4 · 60 marks · Section A: Performance interpretation of drama text (The Lion and the Jewel)

The Lion and the Jewel – Wole Soyinka. From: 'Night' towards the bottom of page 45 (BAROKA: 'Now let us once again take up the questioning.'). Up to and including: towards the…

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Question 5 · 60 marks · Section A: Performance interpretation of drama text (Enron)

Enron – Lucy Prebble. From: the opening of Act 1, Scene 3, page 14 ('KEN LAY'S OFFICE, 1996' / BILL CLINTON (on screen): 'I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss…

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Question 6 · 60 marks · Section B: Performance interpretation of the whole play (Medea)

Medea – Euripides. EITHER (a) Explain how your staging of two separate sections of the play might horrify your audience. You may refer to your direction of the actors and/or your…

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Question 7 · 60 marks · Section B: Performance interpretation of the whole play (Tartuffe)

Tartuffe – Molière. EITHER (a) Explain how your performance of ORGON would highlight the absurdity of his character in two sections where he interacts with family members. This is…

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Question 8 · 60 marks · Section B: Performance interpretation of the whole play (The Seagull)

The Seagull – Anton Chekhov. EITHER (a) How would you direct ARKADINA and TRIGORIN, in two or more separate sections of the play where they appear together, to convey the nature…

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Question 9 · 60 marks · Section B: Performance interpretation of the whole play (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Simon Stephens. EITHER (a) How would you direct two separate sections of the play to show contrasting aspects of ED's…

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Question 10 · 60 marks · Section B: Performance interpretation of the whole play (Snow in Midsummer)

Snow in Midsummer – Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig. EITHER (a) How would you perform the role of MADAM WONG, in two or more separate sections, to highlight the complexity of her character?…

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