All Plays Sample Essay Titles
Recap: the following tasks have already been set in Specification 9695 papers 31-33 for all three texts
- In what ways and with what dramatic effects does Fugard present characters who face moral choices in these plays?
- Discuss Fugard’s dramatic presentation of ‘white guilt’ in ‘The Train Driver’ and ‘Have you seen us?’
- Discuss Fugard’s dramatic presentation of prejudice in these plays.
- Discuss Fugard’s dramatic presentation of South Africa in these plays.
- In what ways and with what dramatic effects, does Fugard present feelings of guilt in these plays?
- Discuss Fugard’s dramatic presentation of good listeners in these plays.
On The Train Driver
A
Either
Question 1
One critic described the play as ‘a beautiful and haunting play of redemptive power’. How far do you agree with this assessment?
Or
Question 2
Analyse Fugard’s dramatic presentation of the oppression of the individual in ‘The Train Driver’. You should pay careful attention to language, tone and action in your answer.
B
Either
Question 1
Analyse the following extract from ‘The Train Driver’ considering it in relation to Fugard’s dramatic methods and concerns in the play.
Roelf: (looking around) So this is your place…. Your ikhaya…. Your home.
Simon: Ewe
Roelf: Ja, well… as they say: no place like it, hey? That’s for fucking sure.
He shakes his head in disbelief
If Lorraine- my wife- could see me now! She’d make me soak in Clorox for a week before she’s…
