GCSE 2025
English Literature
H072/01: Shakespeare and poetry pre-1900
*9883742072*
AS Level
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.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 60.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 12 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Section 1 – Shakespeare Question Page
Coriolanus 1 3
Hamlet 2 3
Measure for Measure 3 4
Richard Ill 4 4
The Tempest 5 4
Twelfth Night 6 5
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Section 2 – Poetry pre-1900 Question Pages
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale 7 6
John Milton: Paradise Lost Books 9 & 10 8 7
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Selected Poems 9 8–9
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Maud 10 10
Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems 11 11
Section 1 – Shakespeare
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Measure for Measure
Richard III
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
Answer one question from this section. You should spend about 45 minutes on this
section.
1 Coriolanus
Either
(a) ‘By the end of the play, something like justice is done.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this comment on the play Coriolanus? [30]
Or
(b) ‘Coriolanus shows women can have a powerful influence on politics.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view on the roles of the women in the
play
Coriolanus? [30]
2 Hamlet
Either
(a) ‘A play focused on ambition and betrayal.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the play Hamlet? [30]
Or
(b) ‘More man of action than dreamy intellectual.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role of Hamlet in the play
Hamlet?
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3 Measure for Measure
Either
(a) ‘For a comedy Measure for Measure has a lot to say about death.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Measure for Measure? [30] Or
(b) ‘The Duke behaves as if he possesses God-like authority.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role of Duke Vincentio in
Measure
for Measure? [30]
4 Richard III
Either
(a) ‘This is a world where honesty gets you nowhere.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Richard III? [30]
Or
(b) ‘The wise and witty Buckingham’s one mistake is to trust Richard.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role of Buckingham in
Richard III?
[30]
5 The Tempest
Either
(a) ‘A play full of wonders and impossibilities.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of The Tempest? [30]
Or
(b) ‘Gonzalo sees the best in everything.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role of Gonzalo in The
Tempest?
[30] 6 Twelfth Night
Either
(a) ‘Twelfth Night mixes romance with less pleasant things, such as grief and revenge.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Twelfth Night? [30] Or
(b) ‘Sir Toby is a born exploiter, Sir Andrew a born victim.’
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How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the roles of Sir Toby and Sir
Andrew in Twelfth Night? [30]
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English Literature
H072/01: Shakespeare and poetry pre-1900
*9883742072*
AS Level
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.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 60.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 12 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2024 [601/4726/X] DC (RW) 321871/6
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
Section 1 – Shakespeare Question Page
Coriolanus 1 3
Hamlet 2 3
Measure for Measure 3 4
Richard Ill 4 4
The Tempest 5 4
Twelfth Night 6 5
, 2
Section 2 – Poetry pre-1900 Question Pages
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale 7 6
John Milton: Paradise Lost Books 9 & 10 8 7
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Selected Poems 9 8–9
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Maud 10 10
Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems 11 11
Section 1 – Shakespeare
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Measure for Measure
Richard III
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
Answer one question from this section. You should spend about 45 minutes on this
section.
1 Coriolanus
Either
(a) ‘By the end of the play, something like justice is done.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this comment on the play Coriolanus? [30]
Or
(b) ‘Coriolanus shows women can have a powerful influence on politics.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view on the roles of the women in the
play
Coriolanus? [30]
2 Hamlet
Either
(a) ‘A play focused on ambition and betrayal.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the play Hamlet? [30]
Or
(b) ‘More man of action than dreamy intellectual.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role of Hamlet in the play
Hamlet?
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3 Measure for Measure
Either
(a) ‘For a comedy Measure for Measure has a lot to say about death.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Measure for Measure? [30] Or
(b) ‘The Duke behaves as if he possesses God-like authority.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role of Duke Vincentio in
Measure
for Measure? [30]
4 Richard III
Either
(a) ‘This is a world where honesty gets you nowhere.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Richard III? [30]
Or
(b) ‘The wise and witty Buckingham’s one mistake is to trust Richard.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role of Buckingham in
Richard III?
[30]
5 The Tempest
Either
(a) ‘A play full of wonders and impossibilities.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of The Tempest? [30]
Or
(b) ‘Gonzalo sees the best in everything.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role of Gonzalo in The
Tempest?
[30] 6 Twelfth Night
Either
(a) ‘Twelfth Night mixes romance with less pleasant things, such as grief and revenge.’
How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Twelfth Night? [30] Or
(b) ‘Sir Toby is a born exploiter, Sir Andrew a born victim.’
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How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the roles of Sir Toby and Sir
Andrew in Twelfth Night? [30]
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