In this section, there are questions set on the following dramas:
- MACBETH by William Shakespeare
- MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! by Athol Fugard
Answer ALL the questions on the drama that you have studied.
Read the extracts from the play below and answer the questions set on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 3.1 AND QUESTION 3.2.
3.1 EXTRACT E
[After a banquet in the hall of Macbeth’s palace.]
3.1.1 Complete the following sentences by using the words in the list below. Write down only the word next to the question number (3.1.1(a) to 3.1.1(d)) in the ANSWER BOOK.
Macbeth and Banquo encounter the Three Witches when they return from battle. The Witches prophesy that Macbeth will be made Thane of (a) … and eventually (b) … They also predict that Banquo will father a line of (c) … kings and that he will not be as happy as Macbeth yet much (d) … (4)
3.1.2 Refer to line 3 (‘A kind good night to all!’).
If you were the director of this play, what would you tell Lady Macbeth to do when saying this line? State TWO points. (2)
3.1.3 Refer to lines 15–16 (‘There’s not a … a servant fee’d’). Explain the meaning of these lines. (2)
3.1.4 Refer to lines 20–22 (‘I am in … as go o’er’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech used in these lines. (1)
(b) Explain why this figure of speech is appropriate in these lines. (2)
3.1.5 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (3.1.5) in the ANSWER BOOK.
Lennox is one of …
A Macbeth’s greatest supporters.
B Macbeth’s greatest enemies.
C The noblemen from Scotland.
D The noblemen from England. (1)
3.1.6 One of the themes in the drama, Macbeth, is fate versus free will. Discuss this theme. (3)
3.1.7 Macbeth contributes to Lady Macbeth’s death. Discuss your view. (3)
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3.2 EXTRACT F
[A scene on the battlefield.]
3.2.1 Refer to lines 1–2 (‘Now near enough …those you are’). Which prophecy of the Witches is fulfilled with this action of the soldiers? (2)
3.2.2 Siward refers to Macbeth as a ‘tyrant’ (line 10).
Identify TWO actions of Macbeth which cause Siward to call Macbeth a tyrant. (2)
3.2.3 Refer to lines 17–18 (‘They have tied … fight the course’).
(a) To whom does ‘They’ refer? (1)
(b) Explain the comparison used by Macbeth in these lines. (2)
3.2.4 Refer to lines 27–28 (‘The Devil himself … to mine ear’).
(a) Identify the tone Young Siward uses in these lines. (1)
(b) Why does Siward use this tone? (1)
3.2.5 Explain the irony of Macbeth’s words in lines 34–35 (‘But swords I … a woman born’). (2)
3.2.6 Why is the following statement FALSE? Donalbain flees to England. (1)
3.2.7 What does this extract reveal about Malcolm’s character? Explain your answer. (2)
3.2.8 Refer to the play as a whole. Is Macduff irresponsible when he flees from Scotland?
Discuss your view. (3)
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