OCR 2023 Classical Civilisation H408/32: Love and relationships A Level Question Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged

Section A Start your answer to each 10, 20 and 30 mark question on a new page. Source A Sappho, He is as blessed as a god (Loeb 31) He seems to me equal to a god That man who sits facing you Hearing your sweet voice Close to him And your charming laughter, 5 Which for me, honestly strikes terror into the heart of my breast When I see you, Even for a moment, I can no longer speak. My tongue breaks and, immediately A delicate fire runs beneath my skin, I see nothing with my eyes but There is a buzzing in my ears, 10 And sweat pours over me And a tremor 15 Seizes me all over And I am greener Than grass And I think that I am On the point of death. 20 1 (a) On which island did Sappho live? [1] (b) Give one of the two centuries in which Sappho composed her poetry. [1] 2 Give two types of occasion when Sappho might have performed her poetry. [2] 3 Explain how Sappho creates a powerful description of desire in Source A. Support your answer using evidence from Source A. [10] 3 OCR 2023 H408/32 Jun23 Turn over In his writing Plato attempts to define love and offers descriptions of the power of desire. 4 In which city did Plato live for most of his life? [1] 5 Describe how Plato suggests that men should deal with feelings of desire. [10] 6* Assess whether Sappho or Plato gives a clearer definition of lov