AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel June 2018 question paper 8702/1

Starting with this moment in the play, explore how Shakespeare presents the attitudes of Macbeth and Banquo towards the supernatural.

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• how Shakespeare presents the attitudes of Macbeth and Banquo towards the supernatural in this extract

• how Shakespeare presents the attitudes of Macbeth and Banquo towards the supernatural in the play as a whole.

Starting with this moment in the play, explore how Shakespeare presents relationships between adults and young people in Romeo and Juliet.

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• how Shakespeare presents relationships between adults and young people at this moment in the play

• how Shakespeare presents relationships between adults and young people in the play as a whole.

Starting with this conversation, explore how Shakespeare presents the romantic relationship between Miranda and Ferdinand.

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• how Shakespeare presents the romantic relationship at this moment in the play

• how Shakespeare presents the romantic relationship in the play as a whole.

Starting with this moment in the play, explore how Shakespeare presents ideas about justice in The Merchant of Venice.

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• how Shakespeare presents ideas about justice in this extract

• how Shakespeare presents ideas about justice in the play as a whole.

The relationship between Beatrice and Benedick is described as ‘a merry war’ in the play.

Starting with this conversation, explore how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick.

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• how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick at this moment in the play

• how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick in the play as a whole.

Starting with this speech, explore how Shakespeare presents Brutus as a conspirator in Julius Caesar.

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• how Shakespeare presents Brutus’ thoughts about the plot to kill Caesar

• how Shakespeare presents Brutus as a conspirator in the play as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how Stevenson creates mystery and tension in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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• how Stevenson creates mystery and tension in this extract

• how Stevenson creates mystery and tension in the novel as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how Dickens presents Scrooge’s fears in A Christmas Carol.

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• how Dickens presents what Scrooge is frightened of in this extract

• how Dickens presents Scrooge’s fears in the novel as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how far Dickens presents Miss Havisham as a cruel and bitter woman.

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• how Dickens presents Miss Havisham in this extract

• how far Dickens presents Miss Havisham as a cruel and bitter woman in the novel as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how Brontë presents some of the distressing experiences that Jane deals with in the novel.

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• how Brontë presents Jane’s distressing experiences at Thornfield Hall in this extract

• how Brontë presents some of the distressing experiences Jane deals with in the novel as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how far Shelley presents the monster as a victim to be pitied.

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• how Shelley presents the monster in this extract

• how far Shelley presents the monster as a victim to be pitied in the novel as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how Austen presents the ways that pride and prejudice affect the relationship between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth.

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• how Mr Darcy and Elizabeth are affected by pride and prejudice at this moment in the novel

• how pride and prejudice affect their relationship in the novel as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how Conan Doyle presents the police force as ineffective and foolish in The Sign of Four.

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• how Conan Doyle presents Athelney Jones as ineffective and foolish in this extract

• how Conan Doyle presents the police force as ineffective and foolish in the novel as a whole.