CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2

8 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 140 marksDiscuss the extent to which you agree with the statement that the presentation of humour in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night or What You Will mainly occurs through deception and trickery.
2. 240 marksDiscuss the extent to which you agree with the statement that in Twelfth Night or What You Will, men are presented as having a greater depth of feeling than women.
3. 340 marksDiscuss the validity of the assessment that in Richard III, Shakespeare's use of the supernatural overshadows the action of the characters.
4. 440 marksDiscuss the extent to which it is a fair assessment that the language of the characters in Richard III is the main device used to establish and undermine power.
5. 540 marksWith reference to at least THREE poems by ONE British, American OR Postcolonial poet that you have studied, discuss the validity of the statement that the persona or speaker in any poem is really just a mask or a…
6. 640 marksWith reference to at least THREE poems by ONE British, American OR Postcolonial poet that you have studied, discuss the validity of the statement that by manipulating poetic devices, the poet presents ordinary life…
7. 740 marksWith reference to ONE Caribbean AND ONE British, American OR Postcolonial work of fiction that you have studied, discuss the extent to which you agree with the statement that it is the compellingly crafted characters,…
8. 840 marksWith reference to ONE Caribbean AND ONE British, American OR Postcolonial work of fiction that you have studied, discuss the validity of the statement that the journey motif as narrative structure is central to the…