OCR A Level Classical Civilisation H408/32 Love and Relationships. QUESTION PAPER AND MARKING SCHEME. GRADED A+

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Answer all the questions in this section. Source A: Sappho Collected fragments (Loeb 22, 47–50, 102) Loeb 22 I call upon you, Abanthis, Take up your lyre and sing of Gongyla While desire again ... circles you, my darling. For her dress aroused you, As you gazed at it, And I am thankful for that, For the holy queen, Cyprian Aphrodite, Once found fault with the way I prayed. Loeb 47 Love shook my soul, Like a wind buffeting oak trees On a mountain. Loeb 48 You came, just what I was looking for, You soothed my soul which was Burning with desire. Loeb 49 I used to love you, Atthis, But that was a long time ago! I thought you were like A clumsy little girl Loeb 50 A handsome man is only good to look at, A good man will become handsome. Loeb 102 Sweet mother! I cannot weave my web, I am smitten by a boy Because of slender Aphrodite 3 © OCR 2021 H408/32 Oct21 Turn over 1 We only have fragments of most of Sappho’s poetry. Describe how this affects our approach to her work. Make three points. [3] 2 Explain how far the fragments in Source A differ in their representation of love and desire. [10] Plato was an Athenian philosopher who founded the Platonist school of thought. He had many ideas about love and desire. 3 Briefly give two views of love expressed by Plato. [2] 4 Assess how far you feel that Plato’s views on restraining desire would have been accepted by his contemporary audience. [10] 5* Explain to what extent Plato was influenced by Sappho’s writing on desire. [20] You may use Source A and/or the ideas of Plato as a starting point in your answer. [Section A Total: 45] 4 © OCR 2021 H408/32 Oct21 Section B Answer one of the following questions. Use classical sources, and secondary sources, scholars and/or academic works to support your argument. You should also consider possible interpretations of sources by different audiences. Either 6* ‘A Roman man would have found Plato’s advice on dealing with feelings of desire more helpful than Seneca’s.’ Discuss to what extent you agree with this statement. Justify your response. [30] Or 7* ‘The representation of sex in both Ovid’s Ars Amatoria: The Art of Love, Book 3 and the poetry of Sappho was intended to shock the reader.’ Discuss to what extent you agree with this statement. Justify your response [Show More]

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