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Every AQA A-Level English Literature B exam question on Thomas Hardy selection (AS), 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- June 2025, AS Paper 2A, Q02 (25 marks): Thomas Hardy selection Explore the significance of the endings of Hardy’s poems in relation to aspects of tragedy. You must refer to The Going and at least one
- June 2024, AS Paper 2A, Q02 (25 marks): Thomas Hardy selection Explore the significance of the openings of Hardy’s poems to the tragic experiences that follow. You must refer to The Mock Wife and at l
- June 2023, AS Paper 2A, Q02 (25 marks): Thomas Hardy selection Explore the significance of settings to the tragic experiences in Hardy’s poetry. You must refer to Under the Waterfall and at least one
- June 2022, AS Paper 2A, Q02 (25 marks): Thomas Hardy selection Explore the view that ‘in Hardy’s poetry, it is women who cause suffering and unhappiness’. You must refer to The Newcomer’s Wife and at
- November 2020, AS Paper 2A, Q02 (25 marks): Thomas Hardy selection Explore the view that the tragic outcomes in Hardy’s poetry result from division and distrust between lovers. You must refer to The Going
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