Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in English Literature (4ET1) Paper 2: Modern Drama and Literary Heritage Texts Mark Scheme (Provisional) Summer 2021

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Question number Indicative content 1 A View from the Bridge Examiners should be alert to a variety of responses and should reward points that are clearly based on evidence from the play. Evide... nce of a degree of personal response must be given. This is not an exhaustive list but the following points may be made: (AO1) • Catherine is presented in the play as an attractive and intelligent 17-yearold, who is Beatrice’s niece. Beatrice has brought Catherine up since she was a baby, when Catherine’s mother died • at the start of the play Catherine is studying at college to become a stenographer and she is described as ‘the best student in the whole class’. Catherine is clearly presented as an intelligent woman and, despite not having finished her course, she is offered a job at a plumbing company • Catherine is presented as having a close bond with Beatrice. Beatrice supports Catherine in pursuing employment and stands up for Catherine against Eddie. When Catherine informs Eddie of her new job, Beatrice is behind her wholeheartedly: ‘Be the way you are, Katie, don’t listen to him’ • even though Eddie does not react to the news of Catherine’s job in a positive manner, he eventually gives in and allows Catherine to take the job. At this stage in the play, Catherine only wants to please Eddie; she promises to ‘buy all new dishes’ with her first wages from her new job • Catherine falls in love with Rodolpho quickly. She is particularly taken by his cooking and singing, so that she is 'enthralled' when Rodolpho sings 'Paper Doll'. Catherine refuses to believe Eddie when he says Rodolpho is only interested in gaining citizenship • Catherine’s and Rodolpho’s relationship gives rise to Eddie’s jealousy and Eddie becomes overwhelmed with anger: ‘his eyes were like tunnels’. Eddie is unable to control his possibly incestuous feelings towards Catherine • Catherine’s developing relationship with Rodolpho results in a gulf in her relationship with Eddie, owing to Eddie’s hatred of Rodolpho. Eddie’s kissing both Rodolpho and Catherine in an attempt to prove Rodolpho’s homosexuality acts as a catalyst in the deterioration of their relationship • though Eddie tries to prevent Catherine’s and Rodolpho’s marriage by reporting Marco and Rodolpho to the Immigration Bureau, Catherine still tries to make amends with Eddie before he dies, ultimately blaming herself for his downfall: ‘Eddie, I never meant to do nothing bad to you’. (AO2) • Language: Catherine shows a growing confidence, using imperatives to show that she is ready for a sexual relationship with Rodolpho: 'Teach me. I don't know anything, teach me, Rodolpho, hold me' • Language: the exclamatives in Catherine’s speech emphasise the anger she feels towards Eddie, when she realises he is the one to have reported Marco and Rodolpho to the Immigration Bureau: ‘You got no more right to tell nobody nothin’! Nobody!’ • Language/Form: when Catherine first sees Rodolpho, the stage directions show how Catherine has instantly fallen in love with him as she speaks to him ‘wondrously’ http://britishstudentroom.wordpress.com/6 • Form/Structure: when the Immigration officers arrive, the stage directions demonstrate a marked turn in Catherine’s relationship with Eddie; she ‘stands a moment staring at Eddie in a realized horror’ • Form/Structure: Catherine’s and Rodolpho’s relationship puts a strain on that between Catherine and Eddie, acting as a catalyst accelerating the play's tragic outcome. Level Mark AO1 Demonstrate a close knowledge and understanding of texts, maintaining a critical style and presenting an informed personal engagement. (15 marks) AO2 Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects. (15 marks) 0 No rewardable material. Level 1 1-6 • Limited knowledge and understanding of the text. • The response is simple with little evidence of personal engagement or critical style. • Minimal identification of language, form and structure. • Limited use of relevant examples in support. Level 2 7-12 • Some knowledge and understanding of the text. • The response may be largely narrative with some evidence of personal engagement or critical style. • Some comment on the language, form and structure. • Some use of relevant examples in support. Level 3 13-18 • Sound knowledge and understanding of the text. • The response shows relevant personal engagement and an appropriate critical style. • Sound understanding of language, form and structure. • Use of clearly relevant examples in support. Level 4 19-24 • Thorough knowledge and understanding of the text. • The response shows thorough personal engagement and a sustained critical style. • Sustained analysis of language, form and structure. • Use of fully relevant examples in support. Level 5 25-30 • Assured knowledge and understanding of the text. • The response shows assured personal engagement and a perceptive critical style. • Cohesive evaluation of language, form and structure. • Discriminating use of relevant examples in support. http://britishstudentroom.wordpress.com/7 Question number Indicative content 2 A View from the Bridge Examiners should be alert to a variety of responses and should reward points that are clearly based on evidence from the play. Evidence of a degree of personal response must be given. This is not an exhaustive list but the following points may be made: (AO1) • the title of the play, A View from the Bridge, is significant as it represents Alfieri’s telling of the story, bridging the Italian-American cultures, and could also allude to the bridges in the relationships between different characters. The title of the play has various possible meanings and candidates are able to offer their own individual interpretation • the play is strongly influenced by its setting in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge, so is rooted in the local Italian-American community there. The Italian way of life is very much based on unwritten rules of honour and trust whereas the American justice system is written in law • Alfieri is an Italian-American lawyer who represents the ‘bridge’ between the two cultures in the play. As an outsider, Alfieri’s view is ‘from the bridge’. It is his perspective from which the audience sees the action of the play unfold. From his perspective as a storyteller, Alfieri is able to foreshadow the events which are to unfold: ‘I could have finished the whole story that afternoon’ • it could be argued that Beatrice acts as the bridge between Eddie and Catherine. When Eddie’s jealousy of Rodolpho’s and Catherine’s relationship begins to spiral out of control, Beatrice tries to placate Eddie and protect Catherine at the same time: ‘What’re you gonna stand over her till she’s forty? Eddie, I want yo [Show More]

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