naisAtoN
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Memorising act / scene numbers to put next to your quotes is all well and good until you're actually sitting there in the exam trying to write a 10-page essay in 40 minutes..
I.e. the exam markers recognise that regurgitating act and scene numbers is impractical during the exam and doesn't actually convey a greater knowledge or understanding of the text.
As someone else said, the teachers will have already marked tonnes of essays, and will almost certainly have taught these texts many times before. Giving a general overview of what scene you're talking about e.g. "closet scene" "play-within-a-play scene" "'to be or not to be' soliloquy scene" etc. is fine. Generally, the markers will be seeing many of the same quotes over and over again and will have a fairly sound idea of where they come from. They're not looking to go deducting marks for something as silly as leaving out a number.
I.e. the exam markers recognise that regurgitating act and scene numbers is impractical during the exam and doesn't actually convey a greater knowledge or understanding of the text.
As someone else said, the teachers will have already marked tonnes of essays, and will almost certainly have taught these texts many times before. Giving a general overview of what scene you're talking about e.g. "closet scene" "play-within-a-play scene" "'to be or not to be' soliloquy scene" etc. is fine. Generally, the markers will be seeing many of the same quotes over and over again and will have a fairly sound idea of where they come from. They're not looking to go deducting marks for something as silly as leaving out a number.