AQA AS ENGLISH LITERATURE A PAPER 1 LOVE
THROUGH THE AGES SHAKESPEARE AND POETRY
QP MAY 2024
, 1
AS
ENGLISH LITERATURE A
Paper 1 Love through the ages: Shakespeare and poetry
Thursday 16 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 12-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7711/1.
• Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• Answer one question from Section A and one question from Section B.
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
• In your response you need to:
– analyse carefully the writers’ methods
– explore the contexts of the texts you are writing about – explore connections across the texts you have
studied – explore different interpretations of your texts.
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Section A: Shakespeare
Answer one question from this section.
Either
0 1 Othello – William Shakespeare
Read the extract from Othello, provided below, and respond to the following:
• How does Shakespeare present aspects of love in this extract?
• Examine the view that, in this extract and elsewhere in the play, lago easily turns Othello from a
loving husband into a suspicious fool.
[25 marks]
OTHELLO By heaven, I’ll know thy thoughts.
IAGO
You cannot, if my heart were in your hand, Nor
shall not, whilst ’tis in my custody.
OTHELLO
Ha!
IAGO O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!
It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock
The meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss
Who certain of his fate loves not his wronger,
But O, what damnèd minutes tells he o’er,
Who dotes yet doubts, suspects yet fondly loves!
OTHELLO
O misery!
IAGO
Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter, To
him that ever fears he shall be poor. Good
God, the souls of all my tribe defend From
jealousy!
OTHELLO Why, why is this?
Think’st thou I’d make a life of jealousy,
To follow still the changes of the moon
With fresh suspicions? No, to be once in doubt
Is once to be resolved. Exchange me for a goat,
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THROUGH THE AGES SHAKESPEARE AND POETRY
QP MAY 2024
, 1
AS
ENGLISH LITERATURE A
Paper 1 Love through the ages: Shakespeare and poetry
Thursday 16 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 12-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7711/1.
• Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• Answer one question from Section A and one question from Section B.
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
• In your response you need to:
– analyse carefully the writers’ methods
– explore the contexts of the texts you are writing about – explore connections across the texts you have
studied – explore different interpretations of your texts.
Turn over ►
IB/H/Jun24/7711/1
, 2
IB/H/Jun24/G4002/E8 7711/1
Section A: Shakespeare
Answer one question from this section.
Either
0 1 Othello – William Shakespeare
Read the extract from Othello, provided below, and respond to the following:
• How does Shakespeare present aspects of love in this extract?
• Examine the view that, in this extract and elsewhere in the play, lago easily turns Othello from a
loving husband into a suspicious fool.
[25 marks]
OTHELLO By heaven, I’ll know thy thoughts.
IAGO
You cannot, if my heart were in your hand, Nor
shall not, whilst ’tis in my custody.
OTHELLO
Ha!
IAGO O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!
It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock
The meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss
Who certain of his fate loves not his wronger,
But O, what damnèd minutes tells he o’er,
Who dotes yet doubts, suspects yet fondly loves!
OTHELLO
O misery!
IAGO
Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter, To
him that ever fears he shall be poor. Good
God, the souls of all my tribe defend From
jealousy!
OTHELLO Why, why is this?
Think’st thou I’d make a life of jealousy,
To follow still the changes of the moon
With fresh suspicions? No, to be once in doubt
Is once to be resolved. Exchange me for a goat,
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