Wilde: Lady Windermere’s Fan and Pinter: Betrayal: Eduqas A‑Level English Literature questions

Every Eduqas A-Level English Literature exam question on Wilde: Lady Windermere’s Fan and Pinter: Betrayal, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

All 18 questions on Wilde: Lady Windermere’s Fan and Pinter: Betrayal, as a list

June 2025, Component 2, Q12 (60 marks): “A drama which is chiefly domestic in scope and appeals only to the socially privileged.” To what extent could you apply this view to both Lady Windermere’s Fan
June 2025, Component 2, Q13 (60 marks): “We are entertained by the dialogue and the staging in this play, but the presentation of women as unequal to men leaves us with a bitter taste.” In the light o
June 2024, Component 2, Q12 (60 marks): “The play offers a light-hearted examination of relationships where love exists but is rarely expressed.” In the light of this view, explore connections between
June 2024, Component 2, Q13 (60 marks): How far would you agree that in both Lady Windermere’s Fan and Betrayal we are shown “a superficial society where respectability is more important than morality
June 2023, Component 2, Q12 (60 marks): “We are clearly shown that being faithful to your partner is less valued in this society than the art of making conversation with other people.” In the light of
June 2023, Component 2, Q13 (60 marks): How far would you agree that in both Lady Windermere’s Fan and Betrayal we are shown how “women are powerless to change society’s views of how they should behav
June 2022, Component 2, Q12 (60 marks): “If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn’t.” (Lord Darlington to Lady Windermere) In the light of this
June 2022, Component 2, Q13 (60 marks): How far do you agree that both Wilde and Pinter present love as a destructive force in Lady Windermere’s Fan and Betrayal? Your response must include close refe
Autumn 2021, Component 2, Q12 (60 marks): “Listen, I didn’t want to see you for nostalgia, I mean what’s the point?” (Emma to Jerry) In the light of this quotation, explore connections between the ways
Autumn 2021, Component 2, Q13 (60 marks): How far do you agree that both Wilde and Pinter present female characters as victims of social prejudice in these two plays? Your response must include close re
Autumn 2020, Component 2, Q12 (60 marks): “You would have to be to him the mask of his real life, the cloak to hide his secret.” (Lord Darlington to Lady Windermere) In the light of this quotation, expl
Autumn 2020, Component 2, Q13 (60 marks): “I know what you wanted…but it could never...actually be a home. You have a home. I have a home.” (Jerry to Emma) How far would you agree that both Lady Winderm
June 2019, Component 2, Q12 (60 marks): “Although the play is about the betrayal of others, it is its presentation of self-betrayal which offers more insights to the audience.” How far could you apply
June 2019, Component 2, Q13 (60 marks): How far would you agree that in both Lady Windermere’s Fan and Betrayal, we witness “the disintegration of a community where individuals show no sense of person
June 2018, Component 2, Q12 (60 marks): “We are made to think about several different kinds of betrayal, the least interesting being adultery.” In the light of this comment on Betrayal, explore connec
June 2018, Component 2, Q13 (60 marks): How far would you agree that in both Lady Windermere’s Fan and Betrayal we witness “a superficial society which values friendship more than family”?
June 2017, Component 2, Q12 (60 marks): “A dishonest society in which everyone attempts not to be understood.” In the light of this remark, explore connections between the presentation of dishonesty i
June 2017, Component 2, Q13 (60 marks): “Manners before morals!” (Mrs Erlynne) How far would you agree that both Wilde and Pinter suggest that manners are more important than morality in the societies

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