AQA A LEVEL FRENCH PAPER 1 2023 MS

Possible content • Dorine’s directness is amusing in its stark contrast with other characters’ false piety. • Dorine is very perceptive as she sees Tartuffe for the fraudster that he is. • Dorine understands and judges Tartuffe’s supporters as being easily duped. • Molière uses Dorine to expose the failings and hypocrisies of other characters. • Dorine understands that reputation and social standing are important to those who are pro Tartuffe and those who are against him. • Dorine’s criticism of other characters’ actions provides comic relief. • The fact that Dorine is of a lower social class than her masters, but criticises them and exposes their foibles, adds to the comic relief. • Dorine exposing the foibles of her masters adds to the satirical aspect of the play. • Dorine’s intelligence undermines older male characters’ perception of women as the weaker sex and unable to make sound and informed choices. • Dorine supports the younger characters in the play exposing the hypocrisies of the older generation. • Even though Dorine is critical of her masters, she is loyal to them and understands the importance of a tc = tout court ie with no addition or qualification Section A Comprehension questions to be answered in target language but with no AO3 marks Where the natural answer to a question consists entirely or partly of words or phrases from the recording or text, students may use that material without rephrasing it. Errors which do not distort the meaning will be tolerated. However, the AO1 mark will not be awarded for a response in which the student includes irrelevant material or copies inappropriately from the stimulus, eg by ‘lifting’ an element from the original which does not match the phrasing of the question set. Qu Key Idea Accept Mark Notes C Napoléon est son meilleur film. 01.1 C E (in any order) E Abel Gance était un cinéaste aux talents divers. 2 (in any order) Qu Key Idea Accept Mark Notes 01.2 A H (in any order) A L’histoire des grands hommes fascinait Abel Gance. H Abel Gance a tourné un seul film sur Napoléon. 2 (in any order) Qu Key Idea Accept Mark Notes 01.3 D F (in any order) D Son œuvre est à la fois vieille et moderne. F Aujourd’hui le public apprécie toujours Napoléon. 2 (in any order) Qu Key Idea Accept Mark Notes 02.1 P Positive 1 Qu Key Idea Accept Mark Notes 02.2 P+N Positive + Négative 1 Qu Key Idea Accept Mark Notes 02.3 N Négative 1 Qu Key Idea Accept Mark Notes strong family. • It is ironic that Dorine is a servant but plays