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The Taming of the Shrew: Edexcel A‑Level English Literature questions

Every Edexcel A-Level English Literature exam question on The Taming of the Shrew, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q13

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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  3. Q13

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All 18 questions on The Taming of the Shrew, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1, Q13 (35 marks): Explore the extent to which Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is a dark comedy. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas fro
  2. June 2025, Paper 1, Q14 (35 marks): Explore the ways in which Shakespeare makes use of irony in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas fr
  3. June 2024, Paper 1, Q13 (35 marks): Explore how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Kate and Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual fac
  4. June 2024, Paper 1, Q14 (35 marks): Explore the presentation of romance in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your
  5. June 2023, Paper 1, Q13 (35 marks): Explore the impact of the wooing scene (Act 2, Scene 1) in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors
  6. June 2023, Paper 1, Q14 (35 marks): Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents inequality in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas f
  7. June 2022, Paper 1, Q13 (35 marks): Explore how Shakespeare makes use of imagery in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your crit
  8. June 2022, Paper 1, Q14 (35 marks): Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of marriage in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your cr
  9. November 2021, Paper 1, Q13 (35 marks): Explore the ways in which Shakespeare manipulates the structure of the play, The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual fac
  10. November 2021, Paper 1, Q14 (35 marks): Explore the extent to which The Taming of the Shrew is a play about money and personal gain. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and
  11. October 2020, Paper 1, Q13 (35 marks): Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents social conventions in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and
  12. October 2020, Paper 1, Q14 (35 marks): Explore how Shakespeare makes use of clothing and costume in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas f
  13. June 2019, Paper 1, Q13 (35 marks): Explore how Shakespeare makes use of features of comedy in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas fro
  14. June 2019, Paper 1, Q14 (35 marks): Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of Kate in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your critic
  15. June 2018, Paper 1, Q13 (35 marks): Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your c
  16. June 2018, Paper 1, Q14 (35 marks): Explore how Shakespeare presents the play’s ending in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from you
  17. June 2017, Paper 1, Q13 (35 marks): Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of courtship in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ideas from your c
  18. June 2017, Paper 1, Q14 (35 marks): Explore how Shakespeare makes use of play acting and disguise in The Taming of the Shrew. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors and ide

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