AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 1, Paper 2
A question asked to make a point rather than to obtain an answer.
Revise: Act 3Hath not a Jew eyes?”, begins an appeal to experiences shared by Jews and Christians. He lists bodily features, feelings and needs, moving from physical likeness to emotional likeness. His rhetorical questions expect the obvious answer that Jewish people possess the same humanity as Christians.
- Revise: Writer's methods
A question used to make a point or persuade, rather than simply to obtain information.