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90247Examinea passagefrom a work of classical
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2009
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n the 116lpar.grapholthE erkact odyssels is aboultoen.ounrersome
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Wheredoes(hsenmunlertakep ace?Whatphys€l @ndi|on6 Odysseusn andwhy?
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lhe nynph Ca ypso HowdoesHomeasdescrptonofher
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of lhe slandn thlsexlEct?
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i. his life.
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Explainin detaillhecrrcumslan@s
in whichrh€'cydopsdevoucd[OdFsels] bEve
com€des'0lne13)
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Expainin d€taI rhe'cunningnotion'(rhe1,4)thatEreIercdro h€€.
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Oiscus n d6tallONEway lhe 'dnning notion'lhalOdF*us ued ag6in$$e Cyclopsis
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Explainlhe cl.@mstan@s
|nal l6dop to lh6 stdnqlngot [16bowandthe Bhodinqof h€
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Eaplehh€ ctuEctendic lhal Odyseus shds in ords lo achlde suc4s in t s extract
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in debil hN hls abilltykr stringlh€ bowillustral€solh€rchaEdefttie of Ody$eus.
Youare advisedlo spend50 mlnulesanswernglhe queslonson yourchosentopc.
ORi TOPICTWO: GREEKTRAGEDY
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ElrrERi QUESTIONONE
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nth6ertracl Oedpus slaknCwlhCfeon Theconversalion
evenlualy lurnslo the laleof Laius,
the formefKingolThebes.in thecourceoatlie @nversalon,
OedLpus
d splaysMo qu le dlffer€nl
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hee") Gve evden@ftomtheexlractlo supponyouranswer
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A/vDloRr OUESTION
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lo answer
thisqu6ston
In thisextracl,
Anligone
is speakmg
wtthlh6Chotusaboutthesiateot hertifeandhff imp€nding
death.ShelikensheMrlto'thedaughlerof
(tin612).
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.
Namolhedaughler
otTaniallsanderplainherstoryindetaL
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Erplainin derailhowAntgones
silEtjonis bothsimiarlo anddtfibr€nlfrom
tharoiTantatls
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THREE
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ThisenEct @mesnea.lhe endof the play.
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Explain
in delaiLwhylh€
Kingslabb€d
himsll
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givessuchavividde5cdpuon
ortheKings
Explainindeiai
theeasonswhysopho.les
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Yooare advisedlo spend50 m nulesanswerngthe qlestionson yourchosentopc
OR: TOPICTHREE:'ROMANCOMEDY
AnswefTWOof lhe fo lowriglhreequeslonsWite youranswern lh€ spaceprovidedafiere.ch
ErrgERi QUESTIONONE
Referlo €(ract G on page3 of Resource
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IreFope,lke manyRoman@fredies,involvesacompr€ted plolbasedon mislndeGlandings
.
.
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Explanwherelheexchanoe
behve€nlhesebro peopleis raki.gpla@.
WhomdoesScepamiobelonglo. andwhalis the natureoflherelalbnshpbehveenlhs
sraveandhs masle
O scussIn delarlhowPlauluscreales
humoufinths exl6ct.
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Thewayinwiich RomanomedrasreE slagedchang€dgeaily overhme.a@odinglo lhg
natuE ot lh6 theat€s in whidr the plays@e podoced and lha audienc who anendedlhem.
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Erplain in derril hd thE wne would have b4n stagedo.ginally. Refd to where .ha6.le6
(hen.nd hM lheymovedaswel as lhe @stumesandpropslhatmighi
we@positioned,
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Explainin deEilTwO 6t€gng mnvenlonsollh€RomanstagethatarepEsent nihis
enEct, andwhyll wasnecessary
lo employlh€seconvenlions.
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A/VDIORi QUESTION
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In Roman@medes.
Lheplawlighloftenhadlo go to hlge lengths
lo bnnglheplaylo a sensble
and believable
@nciusion andoftenhe failed.Thisen6cl is lromnearthe endol lre 6h61.
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WhoE Callidamal6
sp€dking
toin hisopenngspech,
andwhydo6heusesucha tim
.
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Explain
padon
in detarlwh6l
lhlngslheoprcpides
sonhasdonelhatrcquiehisfalhers
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howTheopbpides
eactsto CaIdamates
speech,
and€xptain
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Theoprcpdes
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90247R
Level2 ClassicalStudies,2009
90247 Examinea passagefrom a work of classical
literaturein translation
9 30 am Monday30 November2009
RESOURCE
BOOKLET
Referloths bookel lo answerthequestonsfor C asscalS(ldies90247.
Checklhal lhF booklelhaspages2-11 n the@r€doderand thalnoneofthesepaqesis b ank
YOUMAYKEEPTHISBOOKLETATTHEENDOF THE EXAMINATION.
TOPICONE: HOMER,SODYSSEY
EXTMCTA
'WhatcounhyhaveI cohe ro this hme?'hcsaidwith a groan.
'Whatpeoplea.e L\erehere?Hostilend ucivilized sava8es,
o r l i n d l L d n de o d f e a l n Sp p o p l cl n € r p i c . t r i l e ( h or a y
ears,as thoughsone Sirlsw€reshriekinE-Nymphr who haunl
thesteeFhilltops, thesprin8sof rn'.rs,and theg.ass)neadows.
Oram I by any chan.eanon8 humanbeingswho cantalk asl
d o T W e l l , l m u s t Eaon du s cm y o w n e y e tso f i n d o u t '
Sothenobl. Odysseus
deptout from underthebushes,
arter
breakin8offwith his gr€athanda leaiybouEhfrom thethickct
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to con@alhis nak€dmanhood.Thenhe advanced
on then lil<e
a mountainlion who sallEsout,deryingwind andrainm L\e
Pndeofhis poweawith lire in hi5eyer to hunt dom theoxen
o! sheepor pdrsucthewild d€€r lorcedby hunSer,he will elen
attackflo.ksin a well protected
fold.SoOdysseus,
nakedashe
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was,madca movetowaidsiheseEirlswith thei.braidedhan,
necessily
compelled
hin. Grimywth salthe wasagnesome
si8ht,md lheEirlswentsdttling offin everydire.tionalong
thejuttingspitsof s.nd.
Hlmcr nr Od!$Pl/ Bool 6
EXTRACTS
As h€ lay therewd€ awalebrewinghoublefor his dvals,
a grcup ot rvomcn,thc Suitors're$lar mirtks*s, @met@ping out of the houe aifflins and jokin8 anon8 therelve.
Odysus
anter I@ in hin. For a long timc he debai€din h's
mind and heartwhatto do-Shouldhe ledpup and pur th€maU
to death;or shouldhe let themspendthisonelastnightin the
arns of thearotant Suitors?
His hcart$owled within him as
a biich grcwlsstandinBguar.loverher helpless
pupe readyto
fiEht when rhe se a sttmgq- In the sme way he grcwl€d
l0
icide him*lf in dirage .t theirw'ctcdnessEut,strikinghis
'Patime,
(hest, he .alled his h€arl to ord€r and said|
my hean!
Youhad somethintlar hore iFoninious thanthisto mdure
when the i nvincible Cyclopsdevoured your bravecohrad€s.
15
An<lyet you m.naEed to hold out, till your .umin8 notion tot
you clearol the@vewh€reyou had thouthtyour6d had
Homer, DP O/yssq, Bmk 20
EXTRACTC
One dow lay lo@ on th€ hblAbeside him; the Ht, whi.h
the A.haem lo.ds were soon to experid.e, rerc stil itride
th€n houow quiE
He picl€d up this shafr,sr ir a8airet rhe
bridge of the bow drew back th€ grooveddd dd the sking
togetl€r, aI without rising from his srool,dd, with a sEaight
aim, shor,Not a tingle de drd he mis, lrom tlre tust handlein& ritht through them .[ md dt at the last the a@w sped
with 'ts burdd of brcI%.
Home4ne Odys*y,B@k2l
TOPICTWO: GREEKTRAGEDY
EXTRACTD
OrDrrrs: Well, sn? Whatbringsyou her€?
Haveyou the lare to standLreforemy door,
trovcd plotter againstmy life, thi€fofmI crown?
Do you tak€ me ld a .oward, or a lool?
Drd you supposelrvmt€d eyesto sce
Thc plotpreparing,wits to counterifl
And what a foolishplotlYou, withoutb&king
Of fnendsor purse,to Bo in qrcstoIkin8slipl
Kingdomsarewon by nen and moncyba8s.
10
CnEoN;Hearmy reply And when yo! know, rhenjud8e.
OEDrpus:I doubryou.€loquen.e Bill teachmc mndr.
You ar€ ny biftcr.st en€my; thaLI know.
CREoN:lirst, l€t me tellyou-
t5
OEDrrus:Tell ne anything
Exceptthatyou ar€ honest.
CREoNT
Canyou b.licve
This obstinacydocs you anyEood?
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OEDrpus:Canl/or believethatyou m.ycatyon
Inki8aes agamstyour houseand goscot-free?
C R F o \ .| . l o ' r l do " d l J U l o b p L . a e. T e l lm p L l o u B h
What wrong you thnk Inave done you.
That nade me brinA that.antinSliioPhet here?
CrEoN.lt Nas;and I would do th€ samcagrin.
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O E D r r u s r T eml l . . . . h o w l o n 8a 8 od i d L a i u s . . .
CREor:Did Laius NhJ t? I do not u.lerstand.
OtrDrrus:How long is it sinceLaius ... disappeared?
CnEoN:A long tim€ now; long€r than I can say.
OrDrrls:Was this old prophetathis businessthen?
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CREoN,Ycs,held in €qualhonour then asnor!.
OEDTFUS:
In thoscdays,did h€ evermentionme?
CR.oN:Not in my hcaring.
OEDrrus:Wasthereno inqucstmadc
l5
CRrcN Lnded theresas.InQin.
OEDrpls:And the man of Lrisdom- lvhy was he silent thcn?
SoPhocl€s,(trs CradiP{s
EXTMCTE
s
10
l5
20
ANrrcoNEYousaeme,countrym€n,
9n my lastioum€y,
rakingmy lastleaveofthelighrofday,
Coingto my.est,wheredeatlrshalltakene
Alive acrossthe silent river
No weddin8day;no Fa[ia8e-musi.;
Deathh'ill be all my bridaldowcr
CHoRUT:
But Alorymd prais€go with you,lad,,
To you. restinS plac. You Bowith your beauty
Umarred by the hand of consumingsickness,
Untoucnedbythc aword,livhgandIiee,
As noneorherrhateverdiedbeforeyo!
ANrrcoNEr
Thedaughterof Tantalusa Phrygianmai.l,
Wasdoomedtoa piteousdeathon
the.ock
OI Sipylus,wtuch enbraced and imprisonedher,
Mer.ilessastheivy;.ainandsnow
B e " l d o w nJ p o nn e r m
. . r 8 l e dh i l h h e rl . J r
As shewastedmd died. Suchwas her story
And suchis th€ sl€€pL\at I shall go ro.
CHoRUs:
Shewasa Eoddess
oI immortalbtth,
And wc arcmo.tals,th. 8r.ate.theglory,
To sharethelateoIa god boh maiden,
A lh,ing.leath,but a nameun.lying
AN GoNE:
Mock€ly,mocke.ylBytn€godsof our fathers
Mustyou mak€me a lau8hm8ato.kwhileI yet liwe?
Sophocles,,4, tr8o,s
EXTRACT
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But wore was y€t to see.Her dressw{'.pmed
Wih Eoldenbroodes, which rheKing snarcnedour
And thdst, from tull an's lhgth, into his eyesEy6 that thould se no longe. his shame,his 8uilt,
5
No longer seethosethey should nwer have seei,
Nor see,meein& thosehe had longed !o *,
Hmceforih ffi6
nothint but rutht ..- To this wild nre
He pier.ed na eyeball6bme dd time agah,
Till bloody tea6 ran doM his beard not dropt
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But in full spatea whole cdcade desending
Ir drdching catdacts of scdlet m.
KingOeAipus
TOPICTHREE:ROMANCOMEDY
EXTRACTG
ScEPrNro Whatdid voo .ome for?
AMpE6.r li,r/i.drn'srprlr'jj: If ],ouhrvc ey6 )ou.m w r{hat I sanr.
S.EpMNro:If yoxhaveey6 ]ou canw wh.t r h6nt.
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AMrErrsc^:Thepriestess
oI V€nusheresentme to askyo! for somcwater
ScEpdN'o:Ah well,l'n thcpriestin cha.geh€rc You'llhaveto askne ni.€ly oryou
won'l gcta droP,Besidesi
we duAlhat weUat our oM exPense,
and sith our obn
tNk,l day tcllyou.Go on, sayyour prdyeBnic€lyoryou.an'i havea drop of our
r0
AMFErrsc^:
Do )ou trudte me a litllc rvalerT
Cdl you glr ne t{hat evenenemi6
Biveloenemies?
SctrpNNro:
C.n't you I've he what fricndstiveto friends?
A M E U s c ^O h a l l r i B h th, o n e tI ' l l d o . n y t h i n g y o w
u ant.
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ScErNNroYippeelI n in luck.Honeyshccallsme Youshall havc your water,love L
don'leipcctnothinEIo! nolhinS.C ivc !s your tug.
AMpEus.r:Thercyou ar€.As quickasyoucn, please.
s.EprNro: w.,t hcrc.I'llb€ backin. j'al, honey-lac ses nr.1
AxpEusc^:Thc old wonan rlill bc rhinkin8l'n takint a IonSrimc What shallI tell
he.?. . Oh thal *a, itgilesme lhe hodors.But rvha{sthat?Ohmy toodne$, whatdo
I *edown on theshorethee?Mymislcr, ihe old pimp,andhis Sicilianfiiend.
Plartus,Tre Ropd
E)(TRACTH
TR^Nro:. .. assoonashe afives l'll givehim somettLing
to lhink about.[Hszrtrs lo ,
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ITAEopaap
TEEopioprDEs:
Tharksbe ro Nephrneforlettingme o!tofhis clutchesto gethome
sareanddry but only jusr.Do you hear,Neptune?
If you €wercatchme puttinEa
foot intowaterafterthisday,I giveyou leaw€to do ro me whateveryou hopedto do
thistime I neve.s€nt to s€teyeson you aEainlrs thelasttimeI entrustmyrhin8
of mineto yourkeeping.
Tndroi Youhade a bi8 mistal<e
there,Ncptunc losinga Eoodchmcelike thar.
TEEorRoprDEs:
5ohereI am at hone againaft€!thee yearsin Egypt Thefamilywill
be riEhrBladto sccme,l'veno doubt.
TNro: They'dberight Aladderto se€soneonebringingnewsof your death.
i? rorr..loat,is nrpriselltofrd it loctrd.)
ITHEopRoprDtrs8o?s
THEopRorrDEs:
Wlratt thc meaningof this?Thedoorboltedandbarr€d,in the
daytime?I'll have to knock . Is anybody the.e? . Will someoneopen rhis door?
rs iJ irstdtritedi.tt r dnhne.l
lHe.arlnnlestohnrDrr nt thedoat;TtuNtoapptun.hes,
TNro: Who.an thatbe,oltside our house?
TsEopRoprDEe
[sdr?Srr,]: ltt Tranio.My servantTraniol
TNto: Oh maste.,sir,Theop.opidcslOh
sir,I'h glad to s€€yoll sir,saJehomeaEain.
Plautus,Tld Gldsl
l0
EXTRACTI
CruDMns:
Justkeepguiet a minuts, will Fu, Igs ty tuh
to speak.Listen.
TsEoProuDEs Sayd, sir
5
CalrrDdaEsr You h@ I d yN sd! bestfriend, He cde !o me
for help, b<ause he wtu
to deer vou, after rhe LhinF
he h6 done,which he tnows )!u know he has do@- Now I Mnt
to askyou, bomh€at yo1' to pddon his youth dd foU)4He is ydr sol}
you mlrt know that boyswill be boys.Whateva he has done,I haE
beennis abetto. I am to blah€.
Plautus,Tl'r Glosa
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Ref€ren@s
TopicOn.
ExtraclA:
Homer,Ire Odyss, trans E, V Rie!, @ised t6n5. D c. B Ri€u(london:Ponsuin
p 79.
aooks,2003),
ExtraclB:
lbid. p 266.
Exrracr
c
lbid.,p287.
E)dEctD:
Sophocles,Ihe ThebanP/ays,L€ns E, F walling(London:Penguinaook6,1974),
p p4 u 1 .
ExlEctE:
lbid.,pp 14S149.
ExlEctF:
lbid.,p6l.
ExlEctG:
Plautus,7he6hosr,Ihe Rope,A fh@dDollatDay,anPhilryo,l6ns. E. F.wauing
(London:Penguln
Books,
196!),pp 107 108.
ExiraclH:
lbid.,pp46-47.
Enfacll:
lbid,p83.