A Letter to Seamus Heaney Commenting on His Poetry
M.12
Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit State Examinations Commission
LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2005
English - Higher Level - Paper 2
Total Marks: 200
Wednesday, 8 June – Afternoon, 1.30 – 4.50
Candidates must attempt the following:• ONE question from SECTION I – The Single Text • ONE question from SECTION II – The Comparative Study • ONE question on the Unseen Poem from SECTION III – Poetry • ONE question on Prescribed Poetry from SECTION III – Poetry N.B. Candidates must answer on Shakespearean Drama. They may do so in SECTION I, The Single Text (Hamlet, As You Like It) or in SECTION II, The Comparative Study (Hamlet, As You Like It)
INDEX OF SINGLE TEXTS
Wuthering Heights Silas Marner Amongst Women Hamlet As You Like It − Page 2 − Page 2 − Page 2 − Page 3 − Page 3
Page 1 of 8
SECTION I THE SINGLE TEXT (60 marks)
Candidates must answer one question from this section (A – E). A WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Emily Brontë (i) “Heathcliff deserves the sympathy of the reader of Wuthering Heights.” Write a response to this statement, supporting your views by reference to the text. OR (ii) “The novel Wuthering Heights portrays a clash between two worlds represented by Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.” Discuss this view of the novel, supporting your answer by reference to the text.
B
SILAS MARNER – George Eliot (i) “The story of Silas Marner has the magic of a fairy-tale, which leaves the reader feeling good about people.” Write a response to this view of the novel, supporting your answer by reference to the text. OR (ii) “Godfrey Cass is not perfect, but, in the eyes of the reader, he is always a better man than his brother, Dunsey.” Write your response to this statement, supporting it by reference to the text.
C
AMONGST WOMEN – John McGahern (i) “Michael Moran undoubtedly loves his sons, but his love contributes little to their happiness.” Discuss this view of the relationship between Michael Moran and his sons. Support your answer by
Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit State Examinations Commission
LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2005
English - Higher Level - Paper 2
Total Marks: 200
Wednesday, 8 June – Afternoon, 1.30 – 4.50
Candidates must attempt the following:• ONE question from SECTION I – The Single Text • ONE question from SECTION II – The Comparative Study • ONE question on the Unseen Poem from SECTION III – Poetry • ONE question on Prescribed Poetry from SECTION III – Poetry N.B. Candidates must answer on Shakespearean Drama. They may do so in SECTION I, The Single Text (Hamlet, As You Like It) or in SECTION II, The Comparative Study (Hamlet, As You Like It)
INDEX OF SINGLE TEXTS
Wuthering Heights Silas Marner Amongst Women Hamlet As You Like It − Page 2 − Page 2 − Page 2 − Page 3 − Page 3
Page 1 of 8
SECTION I THE SINGLE TEXT (60 marks)
Candidates must answer one question from this section (A – E). A WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Emily Brontë (i) “Heathcliff deserves the sympathy of the reader of Wuthering Heights.” Write a response to this statement, supporting your views by reference to the text. OR (ii) “The novel Wuthering Heights portrays a clash between two worlds represented by Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.” Discuss this view of the novel, supporting your answer by reference to the text.
B
SILAS MARNER – George Eliot (i) “The story of Silas Marner has the magic of a fairy-tale, which leaves the reader feeling good about people.” Write a response to this view of the novel, supporting your answer by reference to the text. OR (ii) “Godfrey Cass is not perfect, but, in the eyes of the reader, he is always a better man than his brother, Dunsey.” Write your response to this statement, supporting it by reference to the text.
C
AMONGST WOMEN – John McGahern (i) “Michael Moran undoubtedly loves his sons, but his love contributes little to their happiness.” Discuss this view of the relationship between Michael Moran and his sons. Support your answer by