Materials For this paper you must have: • an Insert with the prescribed extracts • an AQA 16-page answer book • a copy of the set plays you have studied. These texts must not be annotated and must not contain additional notes. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for sketches and diagrams. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7262/W. • Answer three questions: one from Section A, one from Section B and one from Section C. • The questions in Section B are split into three parts. You should answer all parts of your chosen question. • For Section B, refer to the Insert provided with this paper. • You must not answer on both Butterworth’s Jerusalem and Teale’s Brontë. • For Section C, you must answer on a different play to the plays you answer on in Section A and Section B. • Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for each question are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 80. • Section A carries 25 marks and Section B carries 30 marks; Section C carries 25 marks. • For the purpose of this examination, a ‘section’ is defined as a continuous unit of action, interaction, monologue or dialogue extending beyond a single page of text. • All questions require answers in continuous prose. However, where appropriate, you should support your answers with sketches and/or diagrams. • You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. A-level DRAMA AND THEATRE Component 1 Drama and theatre 2 IB/H/Jun24/7262/W Section A: Drama through the ages Answer one question from this section. For the purposes of this examination, a ‘section’ is defined as a continuous unit of action, interaction, monologue or dialogue extending beyond a single page of text. You are reminded that you must not answer on both Butterworth’s Jerusalem and Teale’s Brontë. Sophocles: Antigone EITHER 0 1 As a designer, or as a performer playing Antigone, discuss how your contribution to two sections of the play would help to achieve a cathartic experience for your audience. You should refer to two sections that occur after Haemon’s exit. You must make specific reference to the social, cultural and/or historical context of Antigone in your answer. [25 marks] OR 0 2 As a director, discuss how your direction of the Chorus would help the audience to understand the play’s main issues in two or three sections of the play. You must make specific reference to the social, cultural and/or historical context of Antigone in your answer. [25 marks] 3 IB/H/Jun24/7262/W Turn over ► Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing OR 0 3 As a director or as a costume designer, discuss the methods you would use to highlight the contrasting characters of the cousins, Hero and Beatrice, in two separate sections of the play. You must make specific reference to the social, cultural and/or historical context of Much Ado About Nothing in your answer. [25 marks] OR 0 4 As a performer, discuss how you would create comedy for your audience from your interpretation of Dogberry in two separate sections of the play. You must make specific reference to the social, cultural and/or historical context of Much Ado About Nothing in your answer. [25 marks] Goldoni: A Servant to Two Masters OR 0 5 As a director or as a designer, discuss your ideas for facilitating the fast-paced action and creation of comedy in two separate sections of the play. You must make specific reference to the social, cultural and/or historical context of A Servant to Two Masters in your answer. [25 marks] OR 0 6 As a performer, discuss how you would play the role of Truffaldino in two or more separate sections of the play to demonstrate different aspects of his character. You must make specific reference to the social, cultural and/or historical context of A Servant to Two Masters in your answer. [25 marks]