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SECTION A
MODULE 1 — DRAMA
SHAKESPEARE – TRAGEDIES AND ROMANCES, AND MODERN DRAMA

Answer ONE question from this section.

EITHER

1. “More than offering mere entertainment, the playwright also uses his craft to explore the
representation of love as both destructive and instructive.”
With reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy or romance AND ONE work of Modern
Drama, discuss the validity of this statement.
Total 40 marks

OR

2. “It is primarily through the dramatic representation of male–female relationships that the
playwright is able to captivate his audience.”
With reference to ONE Shakespearean tragedy or romance AND ONE work of Modern
Drama, discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement.
Total 40 marks

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