Dickenson Essay
2011. M.12
Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit State Examinations Commission
LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2011
English - Higher Level - Paper 2
Total Marks: 200
Thursday, 9th June – Afternoon, 2.00 – 5.20
Candidates must attempt the following: ONE question from SECTION I – The Single Text ONE question from SECTION II – The Comparative Study ONE question on the Unseen Poem from SECTION III – Poetry ONE question on Prescribed Poetry from SECTION III – Poetry N.B. Candidates must answer on Shakespearean Drama. They may do so in SECTION I, The Single Text (Hamlet) or in SECTION II, The Comparative Study (Hamlet, The Tempest).
INDEX OF SINGLE TEXTS
Wuthering Heights A Doll’s House A Whistle in the Dark Hamlet The Grapes of Wrath Page 2 Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 3
Page 1 of 8
SECTION I THE SINGLE TEXT (60 marks)
Candidates must answer one question from this section (A – E). A WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Emily Brontë (i) “Catherine Earnshaw is a character readers can both like and dislike.” Discuss this statement, supporting your answer with suitable reference to Wuthering Heights. OR (ii) “Brontë makes effective use of two contrasting worlds, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.” Write a response to this statement, supporting your answer with suitable reference to Wuthering Heights.
B
A DOLL’S HOUSE – Henrik Ibsen (i) “Nora is a character who earns our respect but not our affection.” Discuss this view, supporting your answer with suitable reference to A Doll’s House. OR (ii) “Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House, can be viewed as an exploration of power within relationships.” Discuss this statement with suitable reference to the text.
Page 2 of 8
C
A WHISTLE IN THE DARK – Tom Murphy (i) “Many characters in A Whistle in the Dark see brutality and violence as an expression of honour and heroism.” Discuss this view, supporting your answer by reference to at least two characters in the text. OR (ii) “In A Whistle in the Dark,
Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit State Examinations Commission
LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2011
English - Higher Level - Paper 2
Total Marks: 200
Thursday, 9th June – Afternoon, 2.00 – 5.20
Candidates must attempt the following: ONE question from SECTION I – The Single Text ONE question from SECTION II – The Comparative Study ONE question on the Unseen Poem from SECTION III – Poetry ONE question on Prescribed Poetry from SECTION III – Poetry N.B. Candidates must answer on Shakespearean Drama. They may do so in SECTION I, The Single Text (Hamlet) or in SECTION II, The Comparative Study (Hamlet, The Tempest).
INDEX OF SINGLE TEXTS
Wuthering Heights A Doll’s House A Whistle in the Dark Hamlet The Grapes of Wrath Page 2 Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 3
Page 1 of 8
SECTION I THE SINGLE TEXT (60 marks)
Candidates must answer one question from this section (A – E). A WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Emily Brontë (i) “Catherine Earnshaw is a character readers can both like and dislike.” Discuss this statement, supporting your answer with suitable reference to Wuthering Heights. OR (ii) “Brontë makes effective use of two contrasting worlds, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.” Write a response to this statement, supporting your answer with suitable reference to Wuthering Heights.
B
A DOLL’S HOUSE – Henrik Ibsen (i) “Nora is a character who earns our respect but not our affection.” Discuss this view, supporting your answer with suitable reference to A Doll’s House. OR (ii) “Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House, can be viewed as an exploration of power within relationships.” Discuss this statement with suitable reference to the text.
Page 2 of 8
C
A WHISTLE IN THE DARK – Tom Murphy (i) “Many characters in A Whistle in the Dark see brutality and violence as an expression of honour and heroism.” Discuss this view, supporting your answer by reference to at least two characters in the text. OR (ii) “In A Whistle in the Dark,