AS & A Level Literature in English (9695) — October–November 2023, Paper 43

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Question 1 · 50 marks · Prose (pre-1900)

JANE AUSTEN: Persuasion Either In what ways, and with what effects, does Austen explore different attitudes to marriage in the novel?

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Question 2 · 50 marks · Poetry (pre-1900)

GEOFFREY CHAUCER: The Merchant's Prologue and Tale Either Discuss some of the ways Chaucer shapes a reader's response to Januarie in The Merchant's Prologue and Tale.

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Question 3 · 50 marks · Poetry (pre-1900)

EMILY DICKINSON: Selected Poems Either 'For Dickinson the frailty of human life is contrasted with the strength of nature.' How far, and in what ways, do you agree with this…

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Question 4 · 50 marks · Poetry (pre-1900)

JOHN DONNE: Selected Poems Either Discuss some of the ways Donne explores different attitudes to women. You should refer to three poems from the selection in your answer.

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Question 5 · 50 marks · Prose (pre-1900)

THOMAS HARDY: Far from the Madding Crowd Either Discuss some of the ways Hardy develops the role and characterisation of Bathsheba through her relationships with different men.

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Question 6 · 50 marks · Prose (pre-1900)

BRAM STOKER: Dracula Either In what ways, and with what effects, does Stoker present the battle between the forces of good and evil in the novel?

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Question 7 · 50 marks · Prose (post-1900)

MARGARET ATWOOD: The Handmaid's Tale Either Aunt Lydia says, 'Gilead is within you'. To what extent, and in what ways, do you think Atwood presents this as being true about Offred?

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Question 8 · 50 marks · Poetry (post-1900)

SUJATA BHATT: Selected Poems from Point No Point Either In what ways, and with what effects, does Bhatt present a fascination with science? In your answer you should refer to…

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Question 9 · 50 marks · Prose (post-1900)

JAMES JOYCE: Dubliners Either Discuss some of the ways Joyce explores unpleasant and disturbing aspects of life in Dublin. In your answer you should refer to two stories from the…

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Question 10 · 50 marks · Poetry (post-1900)

JACKIE KAY: Selected Poems from Darling Either In what ways, and with what effects, does Kay present different kinds of suffering? In your answer you should refer to three poems…

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Question 11 · 50 marks · Prose (post-1900)

JEAN RHYS: Wide Sargasso Sea Either 'Wherever she goes, Antoinette feels that she does not belong.' In the light of this comment, discuss Rhys's presentation of Antoinette's…

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Question 12 · 50 marks · Poetry (post-1900)

STEPHEN SPENDER: Selected Poems Either Discuss some of the ways in which Spender explores different kinds of change in his poetry. In your answer you should refer to three poems…

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