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Shakespeare
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Sometimes you are asked about the characters in the play and their feelings. Sometimes you are asked about the play itself and how it might be performed. You are never asked to tell the story of the play.
(Note: Government guidelines have stated that:
Plays for 1999 include Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, and Romeo and Juliet.
Plays for 2000 include Twelfth Night, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.
Plays for 2000 include Twelfth Night, Macbeth and Henry V)
Example questions
Romeo and Juliet
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Imagine you are Juliet. Describe your hopes and fears for the future when you find out who Romeo really is.
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Imagine you are Romeo. Compare your feelings towards Tybalt before and after you meet Juliet. Julius Caesar
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Imagine you are Cassius. Describe the arguments you use to persuade Brutus to turn against Caesar?
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What are the differences between Cassius and Brutus? Who do you think is the most honourable man? Twelfth Night
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How does Sir Toby differ from Feste? If you were directing the play, how would you want the audience to react to their different types of foolishness?
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What does Orsino's opening speech have to do with the play?
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