Tag: Junior Cycle English
Chapter Two Summary and Questions
Chapter 2 – Raphael (continued) Raphael talks more about life on the dumpsite. He explains that most people there die young because of sickness and accidents. That night, the police come to his shack. They demand the missing bag and start to beat and threaten him to make him confess. Even though he’s terrified, Raphael Read More …
Trash-Part One
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Trash by Andy Mulligan
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Staging a Scene
A common question in the Junior Cycle exam is being asked to stage a scene, either from an unseen extract you have just read or a scene from your studied Shakespearean text. When you are answering this question, you must back up your decisions with references to your drama extract or text. A good way Read More …
The Merchant of Venice-Act 3, Scene 1
After the drama of Bassanio appearing in Belmont, Shakespeare moves the focus of the play back to Venice, where Salerio has confirmed that one of Antonio’s ships has been wrecked ‘on the narrow seas.’ Shylock interrupts Salanio and Salerio, accusing them of knowing the whereabouts of his daughter. They mock the fact that his daughter Read More …
The Merchant of Venice-Act 3
Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 (Key Scene) Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 5
The Merchant of Venice-Act 2, Scene 9
In the final scene of Act 2, we are brought back to Belmont, where the Prince of Arragon has come to try his luck with the lottery for Portia’s hand. Portia tells the Prince to make his pick and that if he picks the right casket, they will be married immediately, but if he chooses Read More …