Elements and Features of Drama · CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1

21 past-paper questions on Elements and Features of Drama, part of Module 1: Drama, from every CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 paper on Quelpr.

1. 1(a)2 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1State TWO inferences that can be made about Popova's dead husband from her soliloquy.
2. 1(b)2 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1What is the dramatic significance of such a revelation?
3. 2(i)2 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Comment on the dramatic significance of the stage directions in lines 1–2.
4. 2(ii)2 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Comment on the dramatic significance of the stage directions in line 6.
5. 2(iii)2 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Comment on the dramatic significance of the stage directions in line 26.
6. 34 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Using TWO specific examples from lines 10–25, say what you learn about EACH of the TWO characters (i) Looka, (ii) Smirnov.
7. 53 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Comment on the dramatic significance of the absent Nikolai Mihailovich.
8. 160 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2In ONE Shakespearean comedy or history and ONE British or American play studied, discuss the means by which the playwright uses early scenes to alert the audience to significant issues, in response to the statement that…
9. 12 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1State TWO requests that Iluminada makes of her neighbours.
10. 26 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Explain TWO ways in which the inclement weather functions as a dramatic device.
11. 3(i)2 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Using stage directions, identify ONE character trait revealed by the behaviour of Lola.
12. 3(ii)2 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Using stage directions, identify ONE character trait revealed by the behaviour of Juana.
13. 3(iii)2 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Using stage directions, identify ONE character trait revealed by the behaviour of Octavio.
14. 44 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Identify TWO specific examples of Iluminada's physical movements and comment on the dramatic significance of her movement on stage.
15. 140 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Discuss the extent to which you agree that in Much Ado About Nothing, it is only the low comedy of Dogberry and his companions that captivates the audience.
16. 240 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Discuss the extent to which gardens are of dramatic significance in Much Ado About Nothing.
17. 240 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss the validity of the statement that in Twelfth Night or What You Will, Feste is central to the dramatic development of the play.
18. 340 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss the validity of the statement that Richard III depends solely on the complex characterization of Gloucester for its dramatic power.
19. 440 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss the extent to which you agree with the statement that deception is central to the dramatic impact of Richard III, and no other features of the drama are important.
20. 140 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Assess the view that the relationship between main and subplots is the only source of dramatic impact in Twelfth Night or What You Will.
21. 340 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Discuss the validity of the assessment that in Richard III, Shakespeare's use of the supernatural overshadows the action of the characters.