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LITERATURE IN ENGLISH ENGLISH Paper 2 (Two hours) Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt five questions in all from only three text books. You must attempt at least one question from each of the Sections A, B and C and not more than two other questions from the same books you have already compulsorily chosen. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. SECTION A DRAMA Answer one or more questions from only ONE of the following plays: The Merchant of Venice or The Mousetrap The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare Question 1. Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows: Shylock: "I am bit forth to supper, Jessica; There are my keys, But Wherefore should I go? I am not bid for love: they flatter me. But yet I'll go in hate, to feed upon The prodigal Christian. i. ii. iii. iv. v. Where was shylock going? Why was he going there? Who had come to invite him? [3] Who has been called the prodigal Christian? Why was he called so? [3] What instructions does shylock give letter to Jessica before leaving the house? [3] Explain:[3] a. I am bit forth to supper b. I am not bid for love: How is shylock s fear at this moment justified later in the play? In what way does this affect his thoughts regarding Antonio s Bond? [4]
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