2002 Paper 2 - Section 1
Reflect on the wording of the statement. The phrases 'Powerful images' and 'heighten our experience' are central.
Note the possibility of referring to a performance you have seen. This allows you to consider the imagery within the language of the play and the actual images that you see on stage (actors / set / lighting / sound etc.). It allows for an interesting personal response. Worth exploring!
With this 'textual support' option in mind, plan your response carefully.
Make a brief list of the key images within the text of the play: Eyes /clothes/animals … have you some quotations?
If you have seen a performance, what powerful images do you remember?
Imagine a performance; how might it be staged?
Now ask yourself how these images highlight certain themes explored in the drama.
Why did Shakespeare have his characters speak in such a visually suggestive/symbolic way?
What stage directions are demanded by the language or suggested by Shakespeare?
