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Unit 2: Drama (AS Level) flashcards

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How is YET01 Unit 2 (WET02) Drama set out?: 2 hours, open book (clean copies only), 50 marks, 50% of the IAS. Section A a pre-1900 play and Section B a post-1900 play, one essay from two in each, 25 marks each.
Which pre-1900 plays are set for YET01 Unit 2?: One of Doctor Faustus, Othello, The Rover, She Stoops to Conquer and Twelfth Night.
Which post-1900 plays are set for YET01 Unit 2?: One of A Raisin in the Sun, A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, Top Girls and Waiting for Godot.
Which assessment objectives does Unit 2 assess?: AO1, AO2, AO3 and AO5 in both sections. Each question gives a statement to respond to, which invites AO5, and asks you to consider context (AO3).
How do you show AO5 in a drama essay?: Name a range of readings or productions (for example Willy Loman as a victim of economic forces, or as complicit in his own downfall), then argue your own position within that range.
How does AO3 context differ between the pre-1900 and post-1900 plays?: Pre-1900: often the conventions of the original genre (morality-play structure for Doctor Faustus, Restoration comedy for The Rover). Post-1900: the play's immediate social and political moment.
What does "dramatic form" include?: Staging, stage directions, entrances and exits, and silence: the ways meaning is made in performance, distinct from prose.