Free Eduqas GCSE Drama (C690) Exam Questions and Answers

The Tempest William Shakespeare. Questions 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 are based on the following extract. Read from: page 46 Prospero: [to Miranda:] ‘The fringèd curtains of thine eye advance ...’ to the bottom of: page 48 Prospero: ‘And they to him are angels.’ Name these two ground plans.

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As an actor, you have been asked to perform the role of Caliban in a production of The Tempest. Choose any two contrasting extracts and explain how you would communicate the character to the audience. Do not refer to the extract used for questions 1.1 – 1.3. In your answer refer to: • character motivation • voice • movement • interaction.

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The Caucasian Chalk Circle Bertolt Brecht. Questions 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 are based on the following extract. Read from the top of: page 40: A wind has risen. to the end of the scene: page 43: ‘From the son of the snake.’ Name these two ground plans.

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As an actor, you have been asked to perform the role of Azdak in a production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Choose any two contrasting extracts and explain how you would communicate the character to the audience. Do not refer to the extract used for questions 2.1 – 2.3. In your answer refer to: • character motivation • voice • movement • interaction.

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Hard to Swallow Mark Wheeller Questions 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 are based on the following extract. Read from the top of: page 28 Maureen: ‘Stay there a moment you two.’ to the end of the scene: page 30 Catherine: ‘I feel like a rag doll which has lost its stuffing.’ Name two rehearsal techniques that you could use to explore this relationship.

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Hard to Swallow Mark Wheeller Questions 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 are based on the following extract. Read from the top of: page 28 Maureen: ‘Stay there a moment you two.’ to the end of the scene: page 30 Catherine: ‘I feel like a rag doll which has lost its stuffing.’ As a director, explain how one of these techniques would help prepare the actor(s) for their role(s).

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Hard to Swallow Mark Wheeller Questions 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 are based on the following extract. Read from the top of: page 28 Maureen: ‘Stay there a moment you two.’ to the end of the scene: page 30 Catherine: ‘I feel like a rag doll which has lost its stuffing.’ Describe the atmosphere of this extract.

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Hard to Swallow Mark Wheeller Questions 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 are based on the following extract. Read from the top of: page 28 Maureen: ‘Stay there a moment you two.’ to the end of the scene: page 30 Catherine: ‘I feel like a rag doll which has lost its stuffing.’ Explain how any one line in the extract illustrates the atmosphere.

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Hard to Swallow Mark Wheeller Questions 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 are based on the following extract. Read from the top of: page 28 Maureen: ‘Stay there a moment you two.’ to the end of the scene: page 30 Catherine: ‘I feel like a rag doll which has lost its stuffing.’ As a designer, suggest three ways you could use lighting and/or sound to communicate the atmosphere in this extract. Give reasons for your suggestions.

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Hard to Swallow Mark Wheeller Questions 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 are based on the following extract. Read from the top of: page 28 Maureen: ‘Stay there a moment you two.’ to the end of the scene: page 30 Catherine: ‘I feel like a rag doll which has lost its stuffing.’ Name these two ground plans.

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