plumiThe Rover: Edexcel A‑Level English Literature questions
Every Edexcel A-Level English Literature exam question on The Rover, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 36 questions on The Rover, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q25 (25 marks): Explore the extent to which Aphra Behn’s The Rover is mainly about material gain. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q26 (25 marks): Explore Behn’s use of settings in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q11 (48 marks): ‘The Rover does not seek to challenge the contemporary class system as Aphra Behn’s attitude to class is conservative.’ In the light of this comment, explore Be
- June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q12 (48 marks): ‘Hellena and Florinda are such contrasting characters that they have little in common apart from their gender.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dra
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q25 (25 marks): Explore the presentation of male behaviour in Behn’s The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q26 (25 marks): Explore how Behn uses features of comedy in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q11 (48 marks): ‘Behn creates strong female characters who attempt to gain some control over their lives and destinies.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic p
- June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q12 (48 marks): ‘Carnival gives licence for characters to explore their vices and forget about their virtues.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic presentatio
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q29 (25 marks): Explore the significance of Angellica’s picture in Behn’s The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q30 (25 marks): Explore Behn’s presentation of shifting moods in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q11 (48 marks): ‘In matters of love and lust, the characters give in to their physical desires.’ In the light of this comment, explore the dramatic presentation of lust in The
- June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q12 (48 marks): ‘Wit is a prized virtue in The Rover.’ In the light of this comment, explore the dramatic presentation of wit in The Rover. In your answer you must consider rel
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q29 (25 marks): Explore the ways in which Behn presents a conflict between freedom and control in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q30 (25 marks): Explore the significance of the title in Behn’s The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q15 (48 marks): ‘In Restoration comedies the characters are driven by lust and greed but, above all, revenge.’ In the light of this comment, explore the dramatic presentation o
- June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q16 (48 marks): ‘The Rover demonstrates that greed is the strongest driving force in human behaviour.’ In the light of this comment, explore the dramatic presentation of greed
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q29 (25 marks): Explore the extent to which Behn presents The Rover as a dark comedy. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q30 (25 marks): Explore how Behn presents challenges to convention in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- October 2020, Paper 1, Q29 (25 marks): Explore how Behn presents the relationship between Willmore and Hellena in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- October 2020, Paper 1, Q30 (25 marks): Explore how Behn presents the ending of The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- October 2020, AS Paper 1, Q15 (48 marks): ‘None of the characters in The Rover fits into society.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic presentation of the outsider in The Rover. In you
- October 2020, AS Paper 1, Q16 (48 marks): ‘Much of the action takes place in locked rooms and private locations.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic presentation of private and public
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q29 (25 marks): Explore how Behn presents changing ideas about women in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q30 (25 marks): Explore Behn’s portrayal of deception in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2019, AS Paper 1, Q15 (48 marks): ‘The threat of violence overrides the comedy in The Rover.’ In the light of this comment, explore the dramatic presentation of violence in The Rover. In your an
- June 2019, AS Paper 1, Q16 (48 marks): ‘The Rover shows us that at this time a woman could be either a virgin or a whore – with no in-between.’ In the light of this comment, explore the dramatic pres
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q29 (25 marks): Explore how Behn presents Florinda in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q30 (25 marks): Explore how Behn makes use of the conventions of Restoration comedy in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2018, AS Paper 1, Q15 (48 marks): ‘There is nothing very comic about Angelica’s situation.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic presentation of Angelica in The Rover. In your a
- June 2018, AS Paper 1, Q16 (48 marks): ‘Naples provides a pleasant escape from the restrictions of Puritan England.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic use of setting in The Rover.
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q29 (25 marks): Explore how Behn plays with the unconventional in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q30 (25 marks): Explore Behn’s presentation of the character of Belvile in The Rover. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2017, AS Paper 1, Q15 (48 marks): ‘The issue of money underlies much of the action in The Rover.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic presentation of the importance of wealth a
- June 2017, AS Paper 1, Q16 (48 marks): ‘Willmore is attractive because he is so open about his intentions.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic presentation of Willmore in The Rover
- June 2016, AS Paper 1, Q15 (48 marks): ‘The use of disguise allows characters certain freedoms from convention, but these are limited.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic presentat
- June 2016, AS Paper 1, Q16 (48 marks): ‘Hellena is at the heart of the play – spirited, witty, determined.’ In the light of this comment, explore Behn’s dramatic presentation of Hellena in The Rover.
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