Writing a Paper 2
Criterion B2 is focused on...
List the people Medea kills during the play
What does Nora get for her daughter at the start of the play?
A doll
What is a symbol?
An object that represents an idea
What are the key elements of a sentence?
A subject and a predicate (I will accept subject and verb)
An introduction has three essential components - what are they?
Context, arguments, thesis
Jason compares Medea to what animal?
A she-lion
List three nicknames that Torvald uses for Nora
My little songbird, my little lark, squirrel, featherbrain
What is a motif?
An idea that is repeated throughout a text
Spell the name of the man who blackmails Nora
Krogstad
Your thesis should contain your implications which involve...
What can only be seen when you look at both texts together
Medea is related to which god?
Which character represents inherited moral corruption and why?
Dr Rank because of his father and his role as a doctor and associated discussions
What is peripeteia?
A sudden and unexpected change of circumstance
Where is 'Medea' set?
Corinth
What are the question types involved with a Paper 2?
Garden path, philosophical statement, thematic, and technique
What is significant about the doors in 'Medea'?
They represent the impenetrable barrier between Medea and Jason and his complete lack of understanding of her experience, the experiences of foreigners, and the experiences of women.
What three things are significant about the final discussion between Nora and Torvald?
Nora takes off her masquerade costume beforehand, Nora speaks without excited interjections, Nora requests that they sit down opposite one another (on an equal playing field), Nora tells Torvald not to interrupt her
What is anagnorisis?
The moment a character realises the truth of their circumstances or the truth of another character's identity
Spell the name of the king of Athens
Aegeus
Identify four different ways to study for a Paper 2
What significance does Aegeus play in the text?
Explain the significance of the different doors in the set
The very front door represents danger (initially) and freedom (at the end of the play), Torvald's study door represents privacy and masculinity, the door to the living room represents tension and possibility, the door to the children's nursery represents motherhood and maternal responsibilities, and the door to Nora's room represents change (she only uses it to change out of her masquerade costume at the end of the play).
What is a metonym?
A word or phrase that is used to stand in for another word or concept it is closely connected to
Name three pieces of evidence from 'Medea' that would be suitable for a question about loyalty
Many possible answers!