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Every AQA A-Level English Literature B exam question on Comedy across two texts (Paper 1B Section C), 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- June 2025, Paper 1B, Q07 (25 marks): ‘In comedy, characters behave badly – and they always get away with it.’ To what extent do you agree with this view in relation to two texts you have studied? R
- June 2025, Paper 1B, Q08 (25 marks): Comedic texts contain narrative climaxes where situations reach a peak or a crisis happens. Explore the significance of narrative climaxes to the comedy of two
- June 2024, Paper 1B, Q07 (25 marks): Explore the significance of the openings of two comedic texts you have studied. Remember to include in your answer relevant comment on the ways the writers have
- June 2024, Paper 1B, Q08 (25 marks): ‘Protagonists in comedic literature often have flaws, for example, a tendency to lie, self-importance, a lack of self-awareness. But nobody cares about these fl
- June 2023, Paper 1B, Q07 (25 marks): ‘In comedic literature, characters undergo both literal and metaphorical journeys.’ Explore the significance of journeys to the comedy of two texts you have stu
- June 2023, Paper 1B, Q08 (25 marks): Explore the significance of happiness to the comedy of two texts you have studied. Remember to include in your answer relevant comment on the ways the writers h
- June 2022, Paper 1B, Q07 (25 marks): ‘Comedic texts are light-hearted: ultimately, they have nothing to say about serious matters.’ To what extent do you agree with this view in relation to two tex
- June 2022, Paper 1B, Q08 (25 marks): ‘Male characters in comedic literature are nothing more than figures of fun.’ To what extent do you agree with this view in relation to some of the male charact
- November 2021, Paper 1B, Q07 (25 marks): ‘The predicaments and difficult situations presented in comedic literature make readers laugh.’ To what extent do you agree with this view in relation to two te
- November 2021, Paper 1B, Q08 (25 marks): Explore the significance of romantic love to the comedy of two texts you have studied. Remember to include in your answer relevant comment on the ways the write
- November 2020, Paper 1B, Q07 (25 marks): ‘Comedic literature contains revelations – key moments in the comedy where information is revealed or characters discover something.’ Explore the significance o
- November 2020, Paper 1B, Q08 (25 marks): ‘By the end of comedic texts, the central characters have changed for the better.’ To what extent do you agree with this view in relation to two texts you have
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