plumiA Streetcar Named Desire: AQA A‑Level English Literature A questions
Every AQA A-Level English Literature A exam question on A Streetcar Named Desire, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 12 questions on A Streetcar Named Desire, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2B, Q07 (25 marks): Examine the significance of the play’s title, A Streetcar Named Desire.
- June 2025, Paper 2B, Q08 (25 marks): ‘I am the king around here, so don’t forget it,’ Stanley declares to Stella and Blanche. Examine the view that Williams presents Stanley’s confidence and self-b
- June 2024, Paper 2B, Q07 (25 marks): Examine the significance of the relationship between Blanche and Stella in the play.
- June 2024, Paper 2B, Q08 (25 marks): Examine the significance of music and songs in A Streetcar Named Desire.
- June 2023, Paper 2B, Q07 (25 marks): Examine the significance of Stella’s pregnancy within the play.
- June 2023, Paper 2B, Q08 (25 marks): Examine the significance of setting the play in a cramped apartment in a working-class district of New Orleans.
- June 2022, Paper 2B, Q07 (25 marks): Examine the significance of the friendship between Stanley and Mitch in the play.
- June 2022, Paper 2B, Q08 (25 marks): ‘In painting a romantic and nostalgic picture of the Old South, Williams fails to acknowledge its dark side.’ Examine this view of the play.
- November 2021, Paper 2B, Q07 (25 marks): Examine the significance of the relationship between Blanche and Mitch in the play.
- November 2021, Paper 2B, Q08 (25 marks): Examine the significance of places in A Streetcar Named Desire.
- November 2020, Paper 2B, Q07 (25 marks): ‘Williams presents Stanley Kowalski as no more than a brutal thug.’ Examine this view.
- November 2020, Paper 2B, Q08 (25 marks): Examine the significance of the American South in A Streetcar Named Desire.
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