plumiShakespeare: Hamlet: Eduqas A‑Level English Literature questions
Every Eduqas A-Level English Literature exam question on Shakespeare: Hamlet, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Shakespeare: Hamlet, as a list
- June 2025, Component 2, Q3(i) (15 marks): With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine how Shakespeare presents Hamlet and Laertes at this point in the play.
- June 2025, Component 2, Q3(ii) (45 marks): “Shakespeare suggests that Hamlet himself may be the greatest obstacle on his road to revenge.” Discuss this view of the play, making close reference to relevan
- June 2024, Component 2, Q3(i) (15 marks): With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine how Shakespeare presents Hamlet and Queen Gertrude at this point in the play.
- June 2024, Component 2, Q3(ii) (45 marks): “Hamlet’s fate is determined not by his tendency to think too much but to feel too much.” How far would you agree with this view of the play? Your response must
- June 2023, Component 2, Q3(i) (15 marks): With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine how Shakespeare presents Queen Gertrude and King Claudius at this point in the play.
- June 2023, Component 2, Q3(ii) (45 marks): “The play shows very clearly the destructive power of family loyalty.” Discuss this view of the play Hamlet, making close reference to relevant contexts.
- June 2022, Component 2, Q3(i) (15 marks): With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine how Shakespeare presents Hamlet’s thoughts and feelings at this point in the play.
- June 2022, Component 2, Q3(ii) (45 marks): “The play presents us with a disappointing tragic hero who lacks pride and fails to learn from his own mistakes.” Examine this view of the play Hamlet, making c
- Autumn 2021, Component 2, Q3(i) (15 marks): With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine how Shakespeare presents King Claudius at this point in the play.
- Autumn 2021, Component 2, Q3(ii) (45 marks): “The play Hamlet persuades us that there is a powerful connection between personal and political instability.” Examine this view of the play. Your response must
- Autumn 2020, Component 2, Q3(i) (15 marks): With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine how Shakespeare presents Ophelia’s and the King’s attitudes towards Hamlet at this poi
- Autumn 2020, Component 2, Q3(ii) (45 marks): “The conflict between public and private identity is central to the development of this play.” How far would you agree with this view of the play Hamlet?
- June 2019, Component 2, Q3(i) (15 marks): With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine how Shakespeare presents Hamlet’s thoughts about himself at this point in the play.
- June 2019, Component 2, Q3(ii) (45 marks): How far would you agree that in Hamlet “an obsession with honour is the driving force of this play”?
- June 2018, Component 2, Q3(i) (15 marks): With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine how Shakespeare presents Hamlet’s attitudes towards his parents at this point in the p
- June 2018, Component 2, Q3(ii) (45 marks): How far would you agree that “for any audience, the appeal of this tragedy is drawn from Shakespeare’s presentation of Hamlet the son rather than Hamlet the ave
- June 2017, Component 2, Q3(i) (15 marks): With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine how Shakespeare presents Hamlet’s thoughts and feelings at this point in the play.
- June 2017, Component 2, Q3(ii) (45 marks): How far would you agree that “Hamlet is presented as a helpless victim of the world around him”?
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