Literature (9ET0) Paper 1: Drama QP &
MS JUNE 2024
, Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 24 May 2024
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, SECTION A: Shakespeare
Answer ONE question on the text you have studied.
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Begin your answer on page 6.
Antony and Cleopatra
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1 Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of reputation 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)
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2 Explore how Shakespeare presents Cleopatra 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)
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Hamlet
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3 Explore how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia 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 extent to which Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a play full of doubt and
confusion. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas
from your critical reading.
(Total for Question 4 = 35 marks)
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, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied.
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King Lear
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5 Explore the extent to which Shakespeare’s King Lear is a political play. 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 relationships between masters and servants 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
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7 Explore the presentation of relationships between men and women 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 outsiders 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)
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