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CSEC English B Paper 2 May/June 2009 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers
Free CXC English B Paper 2 May/June 2009 past paper from 2009. Includes a worked answer key. Open the PDF, take a timed test, and study with AI on Caribbean AI.
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In Act 4 Scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice, Portia, disguised as a Venetian lawyer, undertakes Antonio's defence.
[25 marks]
What is the charge that Shylock brings against Antonio?
[3 marks]
What are the legal issues, raised by Portia, that cause problems for Shylock?
[3 marks]
Explain the punishment and the mercy that Shylock receives.
[8 marks]
Give ONE reason why the Venetian court considers these to be right.
[2 marks]
Discuss THREE aspects of this scene that are ironic.
[9 marks]
Many of the play's moral issues revolve around Portia.
[25 marks]
Discuss TWO moral lessons learned by EACH of the following from the encounter with Portia:
[18 marks]
the suitors – in the choice of casket
[6 marks]
Shylock – at the trial
[6 marks]
Bassanio – regarding the ring
[6 marks]
How does Shakespeare show us that Portia has moral weaknesses? Illustrate your answer with examples from the play.
[7 marks]
The final scene of the play is the day of Troy's funeral.
[25 marks]
Describe what happens in this scene.
[7 marks]
Show how in this scene Wilson heightens the audience's feelings of sadness and regret.
[9 marks]
How does Wilson use this scene to suggest a feeling of compassion and hope among Troy's family members?
[9 marks]
There is much friction in this play between Cory and Troy.
[25 marks]
What are Troy's failings as a father from Cory's point of view?
[9 marks]
What evidence do we have that Troy does a better job of parenting than his own father?
[6 marks]
In what ways does Troy fail to build "fences" in his family relationships, and what dramatic device is used to bring this failure to our attention?
[10 marks]
"To an Athlete Dying Young" and "The Lynching" are both poems about a young man's death.
[25 marks]
Briefly outline the situation described in EACH poem.
[6 marks]
Compare, with evidence, the relationship that the crowd in the TWO poems has with the person who has died.
[8 marks]
Compare the speakers' attitude to the death in the two poems.
[3 marks]
Discuss ONE device that EACH poet uses to bring this attitude across to the reader.
[8 marks]
From the prescribed list of poems that you have studied, choose TWO that explore the nature of power.
[25 marks]
For EACH poem outline the situation in which power is demonstrated.
[8 marks]
Compare the speakers' response to the power that is demonstrated.
[9 marks]
Identify and discuss an effective device used by EACH poet to highlight the idea of power.
[8 marks]
"Sometimes the traditions and values that societies uphold are in conflict with an individual's potential."
Discuss how this statement applies to a MAJOR character in ONE West Indian novel and ONE non-West Indian novel you have studied.
[25 marks]
"Writers often use the natural environment to represent peace, freedom or pain ... even terror."
Discuss how the writer treats the natural environment in ONE West Indian novel and ONE non-West Indian novel you have studied.
[25 marks]
Discuss how being different from others affects a MAJOR character in ONE West Indian and ONE non-West Indian novel you have studied. For EACH novel comment on ONE strategy that the writer uses to present this difference.
[25 marks]
"Family is one of the most powerful influences on an individual's development."
Discuss how this statement applies to a MAJOR character in ONE West Indian novel and ONE non-West Indian novel you have studied.
[25 marks]