SPECIMENmMATERIAL
A-level
ENGLISH LITERATURE A m m m
(7712/1)
Paper 1: Love through the Ages
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2015 Morning Time allowed: 3 hours
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anmAQAm12-pagemanswermbooklet
amcopymofmeachmofmthemsetmtextsmyoumhavemstudiedmformSectionmC.mThesemtextsmmustmno
tmbemannotatedmandmmustmnotmcontainmadditionalmnotesmormmaterials.
Instructions
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thismpapermismAQA.mThemPapermReferencemism7712/1.
InmSectionmAmyoumwillmanswermonemquestionmaboutmamShakespearemplay.mInmSectionmBmyoumwillma
nswermonemquestionmaboutmunseenmpoetry.mInmSectionmCmyoumwillmanswermonemquestionmaboutmt
womtexts:monempoetrymtextmandmonemprosemtext,monemofmwhichmmustmbemwrittenmpre-1900.
Domallmroughmworkminmyourmanswermbook.mCrossmthroughmanymworkm youmdomnotmwantmtombemmarked.
Information
Themmarksmformquestionsmaremshownminmbrackets.
Themmaximummmarkmformthismpapermism75.
Youmwillmbemmarkedmonmyourmabilitymto:
– usemgoodmEnglish
– organiseminformationmclearly
– usemspecialistmvocabularymwheremappropriate.
Inmyourmresponsemyoumneedmto:
– analysemcarefullymthemwriters’mmethods
– exploremthemcontextsmofmthemtextsmyoumaremwritingmabout
– exploremconnectionsmacrossmthemtextsmyoumhavemstudied
– exploremdifferentminterpretationsmofmyourmtexts.
, 2
SectionmA:mShakespeare
Answermonemquestionminmthismsectio
n.
Either
0 1 Othellom–mWilliammShakespeare
‘Typically,mtextsmaboutmhusbandsmandmwivesmpresentmmarriagemfrommammalempointmofmvi
ew.’
Inmthemlightmofmthismview,mdiscussmhowmShakespearempresentsmthemrelationshipmbetweenmO
thellomandmDesdemonaminmthismextractmandmelsewhereminmthemplay.
[25mmarks]
OTHELLO
ImdomnotmthinkmbutmDesdemona’smhonest.
IAGO
Longmlivemshemso!mAndmlongmlivemyoumtomthinkmso!
OTHELLO
Andmyet,mhowmnaturemerringmfrommitselfm–
IAGO
Ay,mthere’smthempoint:mas,mtombemboldmwithmyo
u,mNotmtomaffectmmanymproposèdmmatches
Ofmhermownmclime,mcomplexion,mandmdegree,
mWheretomwemseeminmallmthingsmnaturemtends,
mFoh!mOnemmaymsmellminmsuchmamwillmmostmra
nk,mFoulmdisproportion,mthoughtsmunnatural.
But,mpardonmme,mImdomnotminmpositionmDis
tinctlymspeakmofmher,mthoughmImmaymfearmH
ermwill,mrecoilingmtomhermbettermjudgment,
Maymfallmtommatchmyoumwithmhermcountrymform
s,mAndmhappilymrepent.
OTHELLO Farewell,mfarewell.
Ifmmoremthoumdostmperceive,mletmmemknowmmor
e.mSetmonmthymwifemtomobserve.m Leavemme,mIag
o.
IAGO
(going)mMymlord,mImtakemmymleave.
OTHELLO
WhymdidmImmarry?mThismhonestmcreaturemdoubtlessmS
eesmandmknowsmmore,mmuchmmoremthanmhemunfolds.
IAGO
(returning)mMymlord,mImwouldmImmightmentreatmyourmhono
urmTomscanmthismthingmnomfarther.mLeavemitmtomtime.
Althoughm’tismfitmthatmCassiomhavemhismplac
e,mForm surem hemfillsm itm upm withmgreatm ability,
mYet,mifmyoumpleasemtomholdmhimmoffmamwhil
e,
Youmshallmbymthatmperceivemhimmandmhismmean
, 3
s;mNotemifmyourmladymstrainmhismentertainment
Withmanymstrongmormvehementmimportunitym–
Turnmoverm
A-level
ENGLISH LITERATURE A m m m
(7712/1)
Paper 1: Love through the Ages
m m m m m
2015 Morning Time allowed: 3 hours
m m m
Formthismpapermyoummustmhave:
anmAQAm12-pagemanswermbooklet
amcopymofmeachmofmthemsetmtextsmyoumhavemstudiedmformSectionmC.mThesemtextsmmustmno
tmbemannotatedmandmmustmnotmcontainmadditionalmnotesmormmaterials.
Instructions
Usemblackminkmormblackmball-pointmpen.
Writemtheminformationmrequiredmonmthemfrontmofmyourmanswermbook.mThemExaminingmBodymform
thismpapermismAQA.mThemPapermReferencemism7712/1.
InmSectionmAmyoumwillmanswermonemquestionmaboutmamShakespearemplay.mInmSectionmBmyoumwillma
nswermonemquestionmaboutmunseenmpoetry.mInmSectionmCmyoumwillmanswermonemquestionmaboutmt
womtexts:monempoetrymtextmandmonemprosemtext,monemofmwhichmmustmbemwrittenmpre-1900.
Domallmroughmworkminmyourmanswermbook.mCrossmthroughmanymworkm youmdomnotmwantmtombemmarked.
Information
Themmarksmformquestionsmaremshownminmbrackets.
Themmaximummmarkmformthismpapermism75.
Youmwillmbemmarkedmonmyourmabilitymto:
– usemgoodmEnglish
– organiseminformationmclearly
– usemspecialistmvocabularymwheremappropriate.
Inmyourmresponsemyoumneedmto:
– analysemcarefullymthemwriters’mmethods
– exploremthemcontextsmofmthemtextsmyoumaremwritingmabout
– exploremconnectionsmacrossmthemtextsmyoumhavemstudied
– exploremdifferentminterpretationsmofmyourmtexts.
, 2
SectionmA:mShakespeare
Answermonemquestionminmthismsectio
n.
Either
0 1 Othellom–mWilliammShakespeare
‘Typically,mtextsmaboutmhusbandsmandmwivesmpresentmmarriagemfrommammalempointmofmvi
ew.’
Inmthemlightmofmthismview,mdiscussmhowmShakespearempresentsmthemrelationshipmbetweenmO
thellomandmDesdemonaminmthismextractmandmelsewhereminmthemplay.
[25mmarks]
OTHELLO
ImdomnotmthinkmbutmDesdemona’smhonest.
IAGO
Longmlivemshemso!mAndmlongmlivemyoumtomthinkmso!
OTHELLO
Andmyet,mhowmnaturemerringmfrommitselfm–
IAGO
Ay,mthere’smthempoint:mas,mtombemboldmwithmyo
u,mNotmtomaffectmmanymproposèdmmatches
Ofmhermownmclime,mcomplexion,mandmdegree,
mWheretomwemseeminmallmthingsmnaturemtends,
mFoh!mOnemmaymsmellminmsuchmamwillmmostmra
nk,mFoulmdisproportion,mthoughtsmunnatural.
But,mpardonmme,mImdomnotminmpositionmDis
tinctlymspeakmofmher,mthoughmImmaymfearmH
ermwill,mrecoilingmtomhermbettermjudgment,
Maymfallmtommatchmyoumwithmhermcountrymform
s,mAndmhappilymrepent.
OTHELLO Farewell,mfarewell.
Ifmmoremthoumdostmperceive,mletmmemknowmmor
e.mSetmonmthymwifemtomobserve.m Leavemme,mIag
o.
IAGO
(going)mMymlord,mImtakemmymleave.
OTHELLO
WhymdidmImmarry?mThismhonestmcreaturemdoubtlessmS
eesmandmknowsmmore,mmuchmmoremthanmhemunfolds.
IAGO
(returning)mMymlord,mImwouldmImmightmentreatmyourmhono
urmTomscanmthismthingmnomfarther.mLeavemitmtomtime.
Althoughm’tismfitmthatmCassiomhavemhismplac
e,mForm surem hemfillsm itm upm withmgreatm ability,
mYet,mifmyoumpleasemtomholdmhimmoffmamwhil
e,
Youmshallmbymthatmperceivemhimmandmhismmean
, 3
s;mNotemifmyourmladymstrainmhismentertainment
Withmanymstrongmormvehementmimportunitym–
Turnmoverm
