2025 OCR A Level English Literature H472/01 Drama and poetry pre-1900 Combined Question Paper & Final Marking Scheme

2025 OCR A Level English Literature H472/01 Drama and poetry pre-1900
Combined Question Paper & Final Marking Scheme




Oxford Cambridge and RSA

Wednesday 14 May 2025 – Afternoon
A Level English Literature
H472/01 Drama and poetry pre-1900
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes


You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet




INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer one question in Section 1 and one in Section 2.
• All questions in Section 1 have two parts, (a) and (b). Answer both parts of the question
on the text you have studied.
• Answer one question on the texts you have studied in Section 2.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 60.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 20 pages.

ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.

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Section 1 – Shakespeare Question Page
Coriolanus 1 4
Hamlet 2 8
Measure for Measure 3 10
Richard III 4 12
The Tempest 5 14
Twelfth Night 6 16



Section 2 – Drama and Poetry pre‑1900 Question Page
Questions for all text combinations 7–12 18–19




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