Cambridge IGCSE English Literature Paper 1 Play

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest EITHER *1 Re-read the lines 219 295 in Act 2 Scene 1 from Antonio: O! to Sebastian: O, but one How does Shakespeare make Antonio a sinister persuader in this scene? OR 2 What do you think makes Caliban such an interesting character? Support your answer by close reference to the play. OR 3 You are Ferdinand. You have just met Miranda. Write your thoughts. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Julius Caesar EITHER *4 Read Act 1 scene 3 from line 85 Indeed they say to line 85 Most bloody, fiery and most terrible. With close reference to the text explore what this passage shows about Cassius and Caskas concerns and their own states of mind. OR 5 Mark Antony is dismissed by some as a playboy and a reveller and praised by others as a clever politician. With close reference to the text, explain your own judgement of this central character and the significance of his role in the play. OR 6 Imagine you are Brutus after being persuaded by Cassius to join the conspiracy. Write about your thoughts and feelings on the night of the storm when you have decided that Caesar must die.

Poetry
TENNYSON EITHER *7 Re-read the first three stanzas of Mariana. Explore how Tennyson strikingly conveys a gloomy, depressing atmosphere in these lines. Or 8 In what ways does Tennyson capture your interest in his poem, The Lady of Shalott ? Support your answer with details from the poem. Or 9 How does Tennyson gain your sympathy for Mariana in Mariana? Support your ideas with details from the poem.

SONGS OF OURSELVES EITHER *10 Re-read A Different History (by Sujata Bhatt). How do the words of this poem express the poets response to oppression? Support your ideas with details from the poem. OR 11 What do you find interesting about the ways in which time is presented in one of the poems. Support your ideas with details from the poem. OR 12 Explore the ways in which two poems arouse your interest. Support your ideas with details from the poem.

Novel
The Great Gatsby EITHER *13 Re-read in Chapter 8 from When they met again, two days later, it was Gatsby who was breathless, who was, somehow betrayed. to The letter reached Gatsby while he was still at Oxford. What vivid impressions of Daisy does Fitzgerald give you at this moment in the novel? OR 14 What are your feelings about Fitzgeralds description of Gatsby as Great? Support your answer with details from the novel. OR 15 You are Myrtle. You have just seen Tom drive away from the gas station with a woman next to him in the car. Write your thoughts. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard EITHER *16 Read the passage from page 50 starting The tree Sampath had climbed and ending at the bottom of page 51. How does Desai make these moments memorable and convey Sampaths feeling that he is in the right place at last? Or 17 From page 133 in Hullabaloo we are introduced to a series of minor characters: the Brigadier, the CMO (Chief Medical Officer), Vermaji, the Head of Biology at the University, the Superintendent of Police and the District Collector. Choose two or three of these characters and discuss why you think Desai included them and to what extent they add to the interest and the concerns of the novel as a whole. Or 18 Imagine you are Pinky Chawla after the meeting with Hungry Hop where she bit his ear. Write about your thoughts and feelings concerning the incident and what your plans for the future might be.