AQA A Level English Literature A Paper 1: Love through the ages June 2018 question paper 7712/1

Othello – William Shakespeare

‘In the literature of love, men control women.’

In the light of this view, discuss how Shakespeare presents male attitudes towards women in this extract and elsewhere in the play.

The Taming of the Shrew – William Shakespeare

‘Typically men dominate women in the literature of love, but women always find ways to assert themselves.’

In the light of this view, discuss how Shakespeare presents Bianca in this extract and elsewhere in the play.

Measure for Measure – William Shakespeare

‘In Measure for Measure Isabella does little to sustain her relationship with her brother.’

In the light of this view, discuss how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Isabella and Claudio in this extract and elsewhere in the play.

The Winter’s Tale – William Shakespeare

‘In the literature of love, jealous characters are never presented as worthy of sympathy.’

In the light of this view, discuss how Shakespeare presents Leontes in this extract and elsewhere in the play.

Compare and contrast the significance of parting in the following love poems.

Compare how ideas about enduring love are presented in two texts you have studied.

You must write about at least two poems in your answer as well as the prose text you have studied.

Compare how the loss of love is presented in two texts you have studied.

You must write about at least two poems in your answer as well as the prose text you have studied.