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O-LevelLiterature in EnglishDramaOct/Nov 2013Paper 1 Q725 Marks

Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Stephano: Stand farther. Come, proceed. Caliban: Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him I' th' afternoon to sleep; there thou mayst brain him, Having first seiz'd his books; or with a log Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake, Or cut his wezand with thy knife. Remember First to possess his books; for without them He's but a sot, as I am, nor hath not One spirit to command; they all do hate him As rootedly as I. Burn but his books. He has brave utensils – for so he calls them – Which, when he has a house, he'll deck withal. And that most deeply to consider is The beauty of his daughter; he himself Calls her a nonpareil. I never saw a woman But only Sycorax my dam and she; But she as far surpasseth Sycorax As great'st does least. Stephano: Is it so brave a lass? Caliban: Ay, lord; she will become thy bed, I warrant, And bring thee forth brave brood. Stephano: Monster, I will kill this man; his daughter and I will be King and Queen – save our Graces! – and Trinculo and thyself shall be viceroys. Dost thou like the plot, Trinculo? Trinculo: Excellent. Stephano: Give me thy hand; I am sorry I beat thee; but while thou liv'st, keep a good tongue in thy head. Caliban: Within this half hour will he be asleep. Wilt thou destroy him then? Stephano: Ay, on mine honour. Ariel: This will I tell my master. Caliban: Thou mak'st me merry; I am full of pleasure. Let us be jocund; will you troll the catch You taught me but while-ere? Stephano: At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason. Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. [Sings. Flout 'em and scout 'em, And scout 'em and flout 'em; Thought is free. Caliban: That's not the tune. [Ariel plays the tune on a tabor and pipe. Stephano: What is this same? Trinculo: This is the tune of our catch, play'd by the picture of Nobody. Explore the ways in which Shakespeare makes this a dramatic and amusing moment in the play.

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About This O-Level Literature in English Question

Topic

This structured question tests Drama in O-Level Literature in English (syllabus code 2010). It is worth 25 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Literature in English Oct/Nov 2013 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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