Cultural Contexts and Comparative Drama · CAPE Literatures in English Unit 2

6 past-paper questions on Cultural Contexts and Comparative Drama, part of Module 1: Drama, from every CAPE Literatures in English Unit 2 paper on Quelpr.

1. 160 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy or romance and ONE Caribbean play, discuss the ways playwrights from different historical contexts explore similar issues.
2. 260 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy or romance and ONE Caribbean play, discuss how playwrights employ the device of either disguise or ritual.
3. 240 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Discuss the extent to which you agree that what makes a play memorable to any audience is its dramatic representation of conflict, with reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy or romance and ONE work of Modern drama.
4. 240 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Discuss the extent to which you agree with the statement that it is primarily through the dramatic representation of male-female relationships that the playwright is able to captivate his audience, referring to ONE…
5. 240 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Discuss the extent to which you agree that more than offering mere entertainment, the playwright also uses craft to explore social issues, with reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy OR romance AND ONE work of Modern…
6. 240 marks· CAPE Literatures in English Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2With reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy or romance AND ONE work of Modern drama, discuss the extent to which you agree with the statement that love is the playwright's primary tool for complicating the drama.