Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE

Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information Candidate surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Wednesday 14 May 2025 reference 9ET0/01 Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes) English Literature Paper Total Marks Instructions • Use black ink or ball-point pen. 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. – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Advice • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Turn over P79553A ©2025 Pearson Education Ltd. Y:1/1/1/ EITHER SECTION A Shakespeare Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6. TRAGEDY Antony and Cleopatra 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. (Total for Question 1 = 35 marks) OR 2 Explore how Shakespeare presents messengers in Antony and Cleopatra. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your 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. (Total for Question 3 = 35 marks) OR 4 Explore the presentation of pretence in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. (Total for Question 4 = 35 marks) Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6. King Lear EITHER 5 Explore the presentation of the storm scene in Act III Scene ii of Shakespeare’s King Lear. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. (Total for Question 5 = 35 marks) OR 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. (Total for Question 6 = 35 marks) Othello EITHER 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 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) EITHER Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6. COMEDY A Midsummer Night’s Dream 9 Explore how Shakespeare makes use of contrast in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. (Total for Question 9 = 35 marks) OR 10 Explore the presentation of the four young lovers in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. (Total for Question 10 = 35 marks) 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. (Total for Question 11 = 35 marks) OR 12 Explore how Shakespeare presents death in Measure for Measure. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. (Total for Question 12 = 35 marks) Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6. The Taming of the Shrew EITHER 13 Explore the extent to which Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is a dark comedy. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. (Total for Question 13 = 35 marks) OR 14 Explore the ways in which Shakespeare makes use of irony in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. (Total for Question 14 = 35 marks) Twelfth Night EITHER 15 Explore the presentation of deception in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading. (Total for Question 15 = 35 marks) OR 16 Explore how Shakespeare makes use of different types of comedy in Twelfth Night. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.