plumiWaiting for Godot: Edexcel A‑Level English Literature questions
Every Edexcel A-Level English Literature exam question on Waiting for Godot, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 36 questions on Waiting for Godot, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q31 (25 marks): Explore the presentation of human endurance in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q32 (25 marks): Explore the extent to which Beckett’s Waiting for Godot can be considered a comedy. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q17 (48 marks): ‘Despite references to abstract and philosophical concepts, the play focuses most often on the everyday human frailties of the characters.’ In the light of this
- June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q18 (48 marks): ‘Much of the interest in this play derives from what is not shown on stage.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s use of what the audience cannot see
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q31 (25 marks): Explore Beckett’s presentation of Lucky in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q32 (25 marks): Explore how Beckett makes use of ritual in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q17 (48 marks): ‘The audience becomes as bored as the characters in Waiting for Godot.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic presentation of boredom in Wait
- June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q18 (48 marks): ‘Vladimir and Estragon prove that there can be dignity in suffering and humiliation.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic presentation of d
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q31 (25 marks): Explore the extent to which Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is a play about the state of humanity. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q32 (25 marks): Explore the presentation of isolation in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q17 (48 marks): ‘Everything comes in pairs in the play, including the number of acts.’ In the light of this comment, explore the dramatic significance of the two-act structure
- June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q18 (48 marks): ‘Beckett hides the meaning in his plays behind allegory and symbolism.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic use of symbolism in Waiting for
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q31 (25 marks): Explore the extent to which Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is a political play. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q32 (25 marks): Explore how Beckett makes use of variations in mood and tone in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q17 (48 marks): ‘When asked who or what Godot stands for, Beckett stated ‘If I knew, I would have said so in the play’.’ In the light of this comment, explore the significance
- June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q18 (48 marks): ‘In Waiting for Godot, religion is present but we have to look hard to find it.’ In the light of this comment, explore the presentation of religion in Waiting f
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q31 (25 marks): Explore the extent to which Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is a play of its time. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q32 (25 marks): Explore how Beckett presents the significance of the play’s title in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- October 2020, Paper 1, Q31 (25 marks): Explore how Beckett presents Waiting for Godot as a tragicomedy. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- October 2020, Paper 1, Q32 (25 marks): Explore Beckett’s presentation of the theme of uncertainty in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- October 2020, AS Paper 1, Q17 (48 marks): ‘Very little happens in Waiting for Godot – and what happens has no meaning.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic presentation of meaningle
- October 2020, AS Paper 1, Q18 (48 marks): ‘Pozzo and Lucky depend on each other as much as Vladimir and Estragon do.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic presentation of dependency
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q31 (25 marks): Explore Beckett’s presentation of human relationships in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q32 (25 marks): Explore Beckett’s presentation of communication in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2019, AS Paper 1, Q17 (48 marks): ‘The actions are as important as the dialogue.’ In the light of this comment, explore the role of stage directions in Waiting for Godot. In your answer you must
- June 2019, AS Paper 1, Q18 (48 marks): ‘Vladimir seems to be the only character who remembers things from one day to the next.’ In the light of this comment, explore the presentation of memory in Wai
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q31 (25 marks): Explore Beckett’s use of the absurd in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q32 (25 marks): Explore Becket’s presentation of the theme of frustration in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2018, AS Paper 1, Q17 (48 marks): ‘Although Vladimir may appear the dominant partner, he would be lost without Estragon.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic presentation of
- June 2018, AS Paper 1, Q18 (48 marks): ‘The same things keep happening over and over again.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic use of repetition in Waiting for Godot. In your a
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q31 (25 marks): Explore Beckett’s use of humour in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2017, Paper 1, Q32 (25 marks): Explore Becket’s presentation of the theme of survival in Waiting for Godot. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
- June 2017, AS Paper 1, Q17 (48 marks): ‘What all the characters fear most is being alone.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic presentation of loneliness in Waiting for Godot. In
- June 2017, AS Paper 1, Q18 (48 marks): ‘Pozzo has nothing to commend him but his own arrogance.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic presentation of Pozzo in Waiting for Godot. I
- June 2016, AS Paper 1, Q17 (48 marks): ‘Vladimir and Estragon survive because they never entirely lose hope.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic presentation of hope in Waiting
- June 2016, AS Paper 1, Q18 (48 marks): ‘Vladimir is the dominant force in the play.’ In the light of this comment, explore Beckett’s dramatic presentation of Vladimir in Waiting for Godot. In your an
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