Section II — Prescribed Text – Euripides, Medea

40 marksAttempt Questions 4–6Allow about 1 hour and 10 minutes for this section

MarksQuestion 4 (20 marks)

Translate BOTH extracts into ENGLISH.

14Ag. h} d∆ wJ" ejsei'de kovsmon, oujk hjnevsceto,ajll∆ h[/nes∆ ajndri; pavnta, kai; pri;n ejk dovmwnmakra;n ajpei'nai patevra kai; pai'da", ªsevqenºlabou'sa pevplou" poikivlou" hjmpevsceto,crusou'n te qei'sa stevfanon ajmfi; bostruvcoi"lamprw/' katovptrw/ schmativzetai kovmhn,a[yucon eijkw; prosgelw'sa swvmato".ka[peit∆ ajnasta's∆ ejk qrovnwn dievrcetaistevga", aJbro;n baivnousa palleuvkw/ podiv,dwvroi" uJpercaivrousa, polla; pollavki"tevnont∆ ej" ojrqo;n o[mmasi skopoumevnh.toujnqevnde mevntoi deino;n h\n qevam∆ ijdei'n:croia;n ga;r ajllavxasa lecriva pavlincwrei' trevmousa kw'la kai; movli" fqavneiqrovnoisin ejmpesou'sa mh; camai; pesei'n.

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6Kr. devdoikav s∆ ääoujde;n dei' parampivscein lovgou" ämhv moiv ti dravsh/" pai'd∆ ajnhvkeston kakovn.sumbavlletai de; polla; tou'de deivmato":sofh; pevfuka" kai; kakw'n pollw'n i[dri",luph'/ de; levktrwn ajndro;" ejsterhmevnh.kluvw d∆ ajpeilei'n s∆, wJ" ajpaggevllousiv moi,to;n dovnta kai; ghvmanta kai; gamoumevnhndravsein ti. tau't∆ ou\n pri;n paqei'n fulavxomai.

(a)

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Question 5 (10 marks)

Read the extract, then answer the questions that follow. Use the extract and yourknowledge of the text in your answers.

(a) Explain why Jason mentions Skuvllh".

(b) There is a better known version of the death of Medea’s brother than the versionused in this extract. Account for Euripides’ choice of this different version.

(c) Analyse Euripides’ use of abusive language in the extract. 5

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IASWN to;n so;n d∆ ajlavstor∆ eij" e[m∆ e[skhyan qeoiv:ktanou'sa ga;r dh; so;n kavsin parevstionto; kallivprw/ron eijsevbh" ∆Argou'" skavfo".h[rxw me;n ejk toiw'nde: numfeuqei'sa de;par∆ ajndri; tw'/de kai; tekou'sav moi tevkna,eujnh'" e{kati kai; levcou" sf∆ ajpwvlesa".oujk e[stin h{ti" tou't∆ a]n ÔEllhni;" gunh;e[tlh poq∆, w|n ge provsqen hjxivoun ejgw;gh'mai sev, kh'do" ejcqro;n ojlevqriovn t∆ ejmoiv,levainan, ouj gunai'ka, th'" Turshnivdo"Skuvllh" e[cousan ajgriwtevran fuvsin.ajll∆ ouj ga;r a[n se murivoi" ojneivdesidavkoimi: toiovnd∆ ejmpevfukev soi qravso":e[rr∆, aijscropoie; kai; tevknwn miaifovne:

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