AS & A Level Literature in English (9695) — May–June 2025, Paper 43

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Question 1 · 50 marks · Pride and Prejudice

JANE AUSTEN: Pride and Prejudice Either Discuss some of the effects created by Austen's presentation of social gatherings in Pride and Prejudice.

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Question 2 · 50 marks · The Merchant's Prologue and Tale

GEOFFREY CHAUCER: The Merchant's Prologue and Tale Either Discuss some of the ways in which Chaucer makes blindness significant to the poem's meaning and effects.

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Question 3 · 50 marks · Selected Poems

JOHN DONNE: Selected Poems Either In what ways and with what effects does Donne present regret in three poems?

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Question 4 · 50 marks · Middlemarch

GEORGE ELIOT: Middlemarch Either What, in your view, does Eliot's presentation of ambition and its consequences contribute to the novel's meaning and effects?

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Question 5 · 50 marks · Far from the Madding Crowd

THOMAS HARDY: Far from the Madding Crowd Either 'Bathsheba's attitude to Gabriel Oak constantly changes throughout the novel.' In the light of this comment, discuss Hardy's…

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Question 6 · 50 marks · Selected Poems from Leaves of Grass

WALT WHITMAN: Selected Poems from Leaves of Grass Either 'For Whitman, poetry must be true to life.' How far and in what ways do you agree with this comment on Whitman's poetry?…

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Question 7 · 50 marks · Selected Poems from The Wild Iris

LOUISE GLÜCK: Selected Poems from The Wild Iris Either In what ways and with what effects does Glück explore despair? In your answer, you should refer to three poems from the…

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Question 8 · 50 marks · Dubliners

JAMES JOYCE: Dubliners Either Discuss some of the ways in which Joyce presents different attitudes to change. In your answer, you should refer to at least two stories from…

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Question 9 · 50 marks · Beloved

TONI MORRISON: Beloved Either In what ways and with what effects does Morrison present the relationship between Sethe and Paul D?

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Question 10 · 50 marks · Selected Poems from Collected Poems

GABRIEL OKARA: Selected Poems from Collected Poems Either In what ways and with what effects does Okara explore rural life in his poems? In your answer, you should refer to three…

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Question 11 · 50 marks · Wide Sargasso Sea

JEAN RHYS: Wide Sargasso Sea Either Discuss some of the ways in which Rhys explores different kinds of cruelty and their consequences in the novel.

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Question 12 · 50 marks · Native Guard

NATASHA TRETHEWEY: Native Guard Either Discuss some of the ways in which Trethewey presents different kinds of suffering. In your answer, you should refer to three poems from the…

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