plumiOthello: AQA A‑Level English Literature B questions
Every AQA A-Level English Literature B exam question on Othello, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- June 2025, Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Read the extract below and then answer the question. Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the pl
- June 2025, Paper 1A, Q03 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Othello is presented as having no moderation: he loves and hates with the full force of his emotions.’ To what extent do you agre
- June 2025, Paper 1A, Q04 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Explore the significance of murder and killing to the tragedy of the play. Remember to include in your answer relevant comment on
- June 2025, AS Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Explore the significance of aspects of dramatic tragedy in the following passage in relation to the play as a whole. You should co
- June 2024, Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Read the extract below and then answer the question. Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the pl
- June 2024, Paper 1A, Q03 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Othello is a tragic lover undone more by the intensity of his love than by the plotting of Iago.’ To what extent do you agree wit
- June 2024, Paper 1A, Q04 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Iago’s ability to adapt his skills to ensnare his various victims is as impressive as it is terrifying.’ To what extent do you ag
- June 2024, AS Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Explore the significance of aspects of dramatic tragedy in the following passage in relation to the play as a whole. You should co
- June 2023, Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Read the extract below and then answer the question. Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the pl
- June 2023, Paper 1A, Q03 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare ‘In Othello the female characters are innocent victims of male power.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Remember to inc
- June 2023, Paper 1A, Q04 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Explore the significance of reputation to the tragedy of Othello. Remember to include in your answer relevant comment on Shakespea
- June 2023, AS Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Explore the significance of aspects of dramatic tragedy in the following passage in relation to the play as a whole. You should co
- June 2022, Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Read the extract below and then answer the question. Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the pl
- June 2022, Paper 1A, Q03 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Othello’s pride ennobles him rather than diminishes him as a tragic hero.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Remember t
- June 2022, Paper 1A, Q04 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Explore the significance of marriage to the tragedy of Othello. Remember to include in your answer relevant comment on Shakespeare
- June 2022, AS Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Explore the significance of aspects of dramatic tragedy in the following passage in relation to the play as a whole. You should co
- November 2021, Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Read the extract below and then answer the question. Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the pl
- November 2021, Paper 1A, Q03 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Desdemona is an innocent tragic victim who evokes pity.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Remember to include in your
- November 2021, Paper 1A, Q04 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Explore the significance of Othello’s background and otherness to the tragedy of the play. Remember to include in your answer rele
- November 2020, Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Read the extract below and then answer the question. Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the pl
- November 2020, Paper 1A, Q03 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Love is a destructive rather than a positive force in the tragedy of Othello.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Rememb
- November 2020, Paper 1A, Q04 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Cassio is a tragic innocent ensnared in Iago’s plot.’ To what extent do you agree with this view of Cassio? Remember to include i
- November 2020, AS Paper 1A, Q01 (25 marks): Othello – William Shakespeare Explore the significance of aspects of dramatic tragedy in the following passage in relation to the play as a whole. You should co
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