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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Paper
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes)
reference 9ET0/01
English Literature
Advanced
PAPER 1: Drama
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean copies only)
Instructions
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
•
centre number and candidate number.
Answer one question in Section A and one question in Section B on your
chosen texts.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• In your answers, you must not use texts that you have used in your coursework.
Information
•
The total mark for this paper is 60.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
PEARSON A LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE PAPER 1 DRAMA COMBINED
QUESTION PAPER AND MARK SCHEME
•
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.
SECTION A D
Shakespeare O
Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6. N
TRAGEDY O
T
Antony and Cleopatra W
RI
TE
EITHER
1 Explore Shakespeare‘s presentation of power in Antony and Cleopatra. You must relate
your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. IN
T
(Total for Question 1 = 35 marks) HI
S
OR
2 Explore how Shakespeare presents messengers in Antony and Cleopatra. You must AR
relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your EA
critical reading.
(Total for Question 2 = 35 marks)
Hamlet
EITHER
3 Explore how Shakespeare presents masculinity in Hamlet. You must relate your
discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. D
O
(Total for Question 3 = 35 marks)
N
OR
O
4 Explore the presentation of pretence in Shakespeare‘s Hamlet. You must relate your T
discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. W
RI
TE
(Total for Question 4 = 35 marks)
IN
T
HI
S
AR
EA
2
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D
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.
King Lear
EITHER
AR
5 Explore the presentation of the storm scene in Act III Scene ii of Shakespeare‘s King
EA Lear. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from
your critical reading.
TH
(Total for Question 5 = 35 marks)
IS OR
IN
6 Explore the presentation of social order in Shakespeare‘s King Lear. You must relate
your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
W
RI (Total for Question 6 = 35 marks)
TE
T
Othello
N
O EITHER
D 7 Explore the extent to which Othello is presented as a flawed hero in Shakespeare‘s
Othello. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from
O your critical reading.
(Total for Question 7 = 35 marks)
OR
8 Explore the presentation of manipulation in Shakespeare‘s Othello. You must relate
your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
(Total for Question 8 = 35 marks)
AR
EA
TH
IS
IN
W
RI
TE
T
N
O
D
O
3
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urn over
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.
D
COMEDY O
A Midsummer Night’s Dream N
EITHER O
9 Explore how Shakespeare makes use of contrast in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You T
W
must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your RI
TE
critical reading.
(Total for Question 9 = 35 marks)
IN
OR T
HI
10 Explore the presentation of the four young lovers in Shakespeare‘s A Midsummer S
Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and
ideas from your critical reading. AR
(Total for Question 10 = 35 marks) EA
Measure for Measure
EITHER
11 Explore the presentation of the play‘s ending in Shakespeare‘s Measure for Measure.
You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your
critical reading.
D
(Total for Question 11 = 35 marks)
O
OR
N
12 Explore how Shakespeare presents death in Measure for Measure. You must relate your
O
discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
T
(Total for Question 12 = 35 marks) W
RI
TE
IN
T
HI
S
AR
EA
D
4
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Paper
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes)
reference 9ET0/01
English Literature
Advanced
PAPER 1: Drama
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean copies only)
Instructions
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
•
centre number and candidate number.
Answer one question in Section A and one question in Section B on your
chosen texts.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• In your answers, you must not use texts that you have used in your coursework.
Information
•
The total mark for this paper is 60.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
PEARSON A LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE PAPER 1 DRAMA COMBINED
QUESTION PAPER AND MARK SCHEME
•
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.
SECTION A D
Shakespeare O
Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6. N
TRAGEDY O
T
Antony and Cleopatra W
RI
TE
EITHER
1 Explore Shakespeare‘s presentation of power in Antony and Cleopatra. You must relate
your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. IN
T
(Total for Question 1 = 35 marks) HI
S
OR
2 Explore how Shakespeare presents messengers in Antony and Cleopatra. You must AR
relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your EA
critical reading.
(Total for Question 2 = 35 marks)
Hamlet
EITHER
3 Explore how Shakespeare presents masculinity in Hamlet. You must relate your
discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. D
O
(Total for Question 3 = 35 marks)
N
OR
O
4 Explore the presentation of pretence in Shakespeare‘s Hamlet. You must relate your T
discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. W
RI
TE
(Total for Question 4 = 35 marks)
IN
T
HI
S
AR
EA
2
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D
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.
King Lear
EITHER
AR
5 Explore the presentation of the storm scene in Act III Scene ii of Shakespeare‘s King
EA Lear. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from
your critical reading.
TH
(Total for Question 5 = 35 marks)
IS OR
IN
6 Explore the presentation of social order in Shakespeare‘s King Lear. You must relate
your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
W
RI (Total for Question 6 = 35 marks)
TE
T
Othello
N
O EITHER
D 7 Explore the extent to which Othello is presented as a flawed hero in Shakespeare‘s
Othello. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from
O your critical reading.
(Total for Question 7 = 35 marks)
OR
8 Explore the presentation of manipulation in Shakespeare‘s Othello. You must relate
your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
(Total for Question 8 = 35 marks)
AR
EA
TH
IS
IN
W
RI
TE
T
N
O
D
O
3
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urn over
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.
D
COMEDY O
A Midsummer Night’s Dream N
EITHER O
9 Explore how Shakespeare makes use of contrast in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You T
W
must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your RI
TE
critical reading.
(Total for Question 9 = 35 marks)
IN
OR T
HI
10 Explore the presentation of the four young lovers in Shakespeare‘s A Midsummer S
Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and
ideas from your critical reading. AR
(Total for Question 10 = 35 marks) EA
Measure for Measure
EITHER
11 Explore the presentation of the play‘s ending in Shakespeare‘s Measure for Measure.
You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your
critical reading.
D
(Total for Question 11 = 35 marks)
O
OR
N
12 Explore how Shakespeare presents death in Measure for Measure. You must relate your
O
discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
T
(Total for Question 12 = 35 marks) W
RI
TE
IN
T
HI
S
AR
EA
D
4
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