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 9ET0/01
2025
reference
Paper
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 15
minutes)
🟐 🟐
English
Advanced
Literature
PAPER 1: Drama
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean copies only)
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer one question in Section A and one question in Section B on
name,
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.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
brackets
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at
the end.
Turn over
,P79553A
©2025 Pearson
Education Ltd. Y:1/1/1/
, SECTION A
Shakespeare
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer
on page 6.
TRAGEDY
Antony and Cleopatra
EITHER
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.
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
(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)
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
, 2
■■■■
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3
GCE
Wednesday 14 May 9ET0/01
2025
reference
Paper
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 15
minutes)
🟐 🟐
English
Advanced
Literature
PAPER 1: Drama
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean copies only)
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer one question in Section A and one question in Section B on
name,
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.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
brackets
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at
the end.
Turn over
,P79553A
©2025 Pearson
Education Ltd. Y:1/1/1/
, SECTION A
Shakespeare
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer
on page 6.
TRAGEDY
Antony and Cleopatra
EITHER
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.
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
(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)
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
, 2
■■■■
