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Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 24 May 2024
Morning (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes) Paper
reference 9ET0/01
English Literature
Advanced
Total Marks
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
centre number and candidate number.
Answer one question in Section A and one question in Section B on 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.
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Turn over
, SECTION A: Shakespeare
Answer ONE question on the text you have studied.
Begin your answer on page 6.
Antony and Cleopatra
EITHER
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)
OR
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)
Hamlet
EITHER
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)
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied.
Begin your answer on page 6.
King Lear
EITHER
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
EITHER
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)
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied.
Begin your answer on page 6.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
EITHER
9 Explore how Shakespeare makes use of the play’s structure in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from
your critical reading.
(Total for Question 9 = 35 marks)
OR
10 Explore the extent to which Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play
about the disruption of the social order. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
(Total for Question 10 = 35 marks)
Measure for Measure
EITHER
11 Explore the presentation of corruption in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your
critical reading.
(Total for Question 11 = 35 marks)
OR
12 Explore how Shakespeare presents authority in Measure for Measure. You must relate
your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
(Total for Question 12 = 35 marks)
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 24 May 2024
Morning (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes) Paper
reference 9ET0/01
English Literature
Advanced
Total Marks
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
centre number and candidate number.
Answer one question in Section A and one question in Section B on 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.
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Turn over
, SECTION A: Shakespeare
Answer ONE question on the text you have studied.
Begin your answer on page 6.
Antony and Cleopatra
EITHER
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)
OR
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)
Hamlet
EITHER
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)
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied.
Begin your answer on page 6.
King Lear
EITHER
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
EITHER
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)
, Answer ONE question on the text you have studied.
Begin your answer on page 6.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
EITHER
9 Explore how Shakespeare makes use of the play’s structure in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from
your critical reading.
(Total for Question 9 = 35 marks)
OR
10 Explore the extent to which Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play
about the disruption of the social order. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
(Total for Question 10 = 35 marks)
Measure for Measure
EITHER
11 Explore the presentation of corruption in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your
critical reading.
(Total for Question 11 = 35 marks)
OR
12 Explore how Shakespeare presents authority in Measure for Measure. You must relate
your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.
(Total for Question 12 = 35 marks)
