Mock exam paper A P2 Higher Level
PRE-JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2011
ENGLISH - HIGHER LEVEL - PAPER 2
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
EACH SECTION CARRIES 60 MARKS.
SPEND ABOUT 45 MINUTES ON EACH SECTION.
SECTION 1: DRAMA 
Answer QUESTION ONE and QUESTION TWO
QUESTION ONE (30)
Answer either (A) or (B).
The following extract (in edited form) is taken from Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Read the extract carefully and then answer the questions which follow.
Background to this extract:
In this scene, Macbeth –who has become King after assassinating the previous ruler, Duncan - is having a feast for his new subjects. Unknown to anyone, even his wife, he has also just had Banquo, his best friend, murdered to prevent him fathering a line of kings as was predicted. As the feast gets underway, Banquo’s ghost comes to silently accuse Macbeth of his murder.