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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

20 questions · 700 marks · about 26.5 hours

A Midsummer Night’s Dream questions

Edexcel 9ET0 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 20 questions

Component 1: Drama June 2025, Question 9 35 marks

Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.

COMEDY

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

EITHER

Explore how Shakespeare makes use of contrast in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2025, Question 10 35 marks

Explore the presentation of the four young lovers in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2024, Question 10 35 marks

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.

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Component 1: Drama June 2023, Question 9 35 marks

Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.

COMEDY

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

EITHER

Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of different perspectives on love in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2023, Question 10 35 marks

Explore the extent to which Shakespeare presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a festive comedy. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2022, Question 9 35 marks

Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.

COMEDY

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

EITHER

Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of the relationship between fantasy and reality in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2022, Question 10 35 marks

Explore how Shakespeare presents gender roles in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama November 2021, Question 9 35 marks

Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.

COMEDY

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Shakespeare makes use of features of the comedy genre in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 9

Component 1: Drama November 2021, Question 10 35 marks

Explore the extent to which Shakespeare presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a play about challenging authority. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama October 2020, Question 9 35 marks

Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.

COMEDY

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

EITHER

Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of the fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 9

Component 1: Drama November 2020, Question 10 35 marks

Explore how Shakespeare presents social status in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 10

Component 1: Drama October 2020, Question 10 35 marks

Explore how Shakespeare presents social status in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 10

Component 1: Drama June 2019, Question 9 35 marks

Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.

COMEDY

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

EITHER

Explore how Shakespeare presents the theme of love in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2019, Question 10 35 marks

Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2018, Question 9 35 marks

Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.

COMEDY

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

EITHER

Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of the mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2018, Question 10 35 marks

Explore how Shakespeare makes use of settings in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2017, Question 9 35 marks

Answer ONE question on the text you have studied. Begin your answer on page 6.

COMEDY

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

EITHER

Explore Shakespeare’s treatment of power in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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Component 1: Drama June 2017, Question 10 35 marks

Explore how Shakespeare makes use of different plot lines in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critical reading.

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