plumiTwelfth Night: OCR A‑Level English Literature questions
Every OCR A-Level English Literature exam question on Twelfth Night, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Twelfth Night, as a list
- June 2025, Component 1, Q6(a) (15 marks): and (b). (a) Discuss the following passage from Act 2, Scene 5, exploring Shakespeare’s use of language and dramatic effects.
- June 2025, Component 1, Q6(b) (15 marks): ‘A comedy driven by a series of misunderstandings.’ Using your knowledge of the play as a whole, show how far you agree with this view of Twelfth Night. Remembe
- June 2025, AS Component 1, Q6(a) (30 marks): ‘A play that focuses more on the pains than the pleasures of love.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Twelfth Night?
- June 2025, AS Component 1, Q6(b) (30 marks): ‘Olivia is frequently surprised at the depth of her own feelings.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role of Olivia in Twelfth Night?
- June 2024, Component 1, Q6(a) (15 marks): and (b). (a) Discuss the following passage from Act 1 Scene 5, exploring Shakespeare’s use of language and dramatic effects.
- June 2024, Component 1, Q6(b) (15 marks): ‘A play which shows that love demands we risk everything.’ Using your knowledge of the play as a whole, show how far you agree with this view of Twelfth Night.
- June 2024, AS Component 1, Q6(a) (30 marks): ‘Twelfth Night mixes romance with less pleasant things, such as grief and revenge.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Twelfth Night?
- June 2024, AS Component 1, Q6(b) (30 marks): ‘Sir Toby is a born exploiter, Sir Andrew a born victim.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the roles of Sir Toby and Sir Andrew in Twelft
- June 2023, Component 1, Q6(a) (15 marks): and (b). (a) Discuss the following passage from Act 2 Scene 4, exploring Shakespeare’s use of language and its dramatic effects.
- June 2023, Component 1, Q6(b) (15 marks): ‘The lovers in Twelfth Night must learn the importance of constancy in love.’ Using your knowledge of the play as a whole, show how far you agree with this view
- June 2023, AS Component 1, Q6(a) (30 marks): ‘A play about the search for identity.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Twelfth Night?
- June 2023, AS Component 1, Q6(b) (30 marks): ‘Feste, the Fool, is not only the wisest character in the play, but also the least forgiving.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the role
- June 2022, Component 1, Q6(a) (15 marks): and (b). (a) Discuss the following passage from Act 3 Scene 4, exploring Shakespeare’s use of language and its dramatic effects.
- June 2022, Component 1, Q6(b) (15 marks): ‘Mistaken identity in Twelfth Night is a source of both humour and suffering.’ Using your knowledge of the play as a whole, show how far you agree with this vie
- June 2022, AS Component 1, Q6(a) (30 marks): ‘All the characters of the play are transformed by desire.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of Twelfth Night ?
- June 2022, AS Component 1, Q6(b) (30 marks): ‘Viola and Olivia both learn the importance of taking risks.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of the roles of Viola and Olivia in Twelfth N
- November 2021, Component 1, Q6(a) (15 marks): and (b). (a) Discuss the following passage from Act 1 Scene 3, exploring Shakespeare’s use of language and its dramatic effects.
- November 2021, Component 1, Q6(b) (15 marks): ‘Twelfth Night suggests that life should not be taken too seriously.’ Using your knowledge of the play as a whole, show how far you agree with this view of Twel
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