Using Othello as a Comparative Text: Practice Questions The General Vision and Viewpoint
1. ‘Relationships between central characters which prove valuable or damaging often shape a reader’s understanding of the general vision and viewpoint of a text.’
In light of this statement, compare the extent to which the relationships in three texts you have studied on your comparative course helped to shape your understanding of the general vision and viewpoint. (70 marks)
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2. ‘The general vision and viewpoint of a text can be interpreted by a reader’s response to key scenes or significant moments in that text.’
(a) With reference to one text on your comparative course, discuss how key scenes or significant moments shaped your personal response and helped you to interpret the general vision and viewpoint. (30 marks)
(b) With reference to two other comparative texts, compare how key scenes or significant moments shaped your personal response and helped you to interpret the general vision and viewpoint in these texts. (30 marks)
