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An overview of Powerplay and/or
Antony and Cleopatra questions since 2001
2001
- Generic question for all
electives studied
- "creative': speech text type
- central focus provided
- representation and impact on
meaning
- evaluation of texts chosen
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2002
- Generic question for all
electives studied
- personal evaluation of own
understanding
- representation shaping
understanding
- at least two related texts
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2003
- Generic question for all
electives studied
- 'creative' question: article
text type
- focus audience
- focus provided
- representation and meaning
- at least two related texts
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2004
- Question specific to the
elective
- "Creative": speech text type
- focus audience
- focus provided
- representation and meaning
- composers' purpose
- composers' techniques
- at least two related texts
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2005
- Question specific to the
elective
- Quotation
- exposition text type
- representation and meaning
- at least two related texts
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2006
- Question specific to the
elective
- perspectives
- impact of representation on
meaning
- at least two related texts
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Antony and Cleopatra: some sample
questions
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Power goes hand
in hand with the threat of its loss. Examine how this idea is represented in
your prescribed text and two other texts of your own choosing.
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Imagine you are
Shakespeare discussing your purpose in Antony and Cleopatra. Your aim
is to represent different kinds of power and there interplay and your have
taken your play to your wife for her valued opinion.
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Making reference
to your prescribed text and two other texts of your own choosing, discuss
the depiction of particular relationships and the insight they provide into
the nature of politics through your studies in Powerplay.
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You are the
director and scriptwriter of a new film, Playing with Power. You are
being interviewed at the launch of the film and have been asked to discuss
the purpose of your film and the three principle texts that influenced you
when you were preparing to make the film.
One of the texts your must discuss is your prescribed text for this elective.
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Power involves
people. Examine who the people are and whether or not they have power in
your prescribed text and at least two related texts of your own choosing.
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Choose an event,
personality or situation from your prescribed text. Examine how the
composer's choice of language has influenced meaning in this text. Compare
the composer's purpose with the representation of a similar event,
personality or situation from a text of your own choosing.
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