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AQA GCSE English Literature
Paper 1

AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702

AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1

Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes
Marks: 64
Weighting: 40% of the GCSE

From the AQA specification (opens in a new tab), Version 1.3 28 September 2022, PDF page 8.

2 sections · 284 revision notes · 7 past papers

What’s on Paper 1

3.1.1 Shakespeare

Macbeth · Romeo and Juliet · Much Ado About Nothing · The Merchant of Venice · The Tempest · Julius Caesar · Answering the Shakespeare question131 notes

3.1.1 Macbeth

Context
Plot overview

Paper 1 past papers

June 2025 Paper 1
Question paper Mark scheme

June 2024 Paper 1
Question paper Mark scheme

Other papers

Appearance and reality

Masculinity and gender

Writer's methods

Key quotations

3.1.1 Romeo and Juliet

Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Romeo
Juliet
Mercutio
Tybalt
Friar Laurence
The Nurse
Lord and Lady Capulet
Love
Conflict and violence
Fate and free will
Family and marriage
Youth and age
Writer's methods
Key quotations

3.1.1 Much Ado About Nothing

Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Beatrice
Benedick
Claudio
Hero
Don Pedro and Don John
Leonato
Dogberry and the watch
Love and marriage
Deception and appearances
Honour and reputation
Gender
Social status
Writer's methods
Key quotations

3.1.1 The Merchant of Venice

Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Shylock
Antonio
Portia
Bassanio
Jessica
Gratiano and Nerissa
Prejudice and antisemitism
Mercy, justice and the law
Money and trade
Love and marriage
Friendship and loyalty
Appearance and reality
Writer's methods
Key quotations

3.1.1 The Tempest

Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Prospero
Ariel
Caliban
Miranda and Ferdinand
Antonio and Sebastian
Gonzalo and Alonso
Stephano and Trinculo
Power and control
Colonisation
Usurpation and kingship
Magic and illusion
Revenge and forgiveness
Writer's methods
Key quotations

3.1.1 Julius Caesar

Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Brutus
Cassius
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Portia and Calpurnia
The plebeians
Power and ambition
Honour and loyalty
Rhetoric and persuasion
Fate and the supernatural
Public and private life
Writer's methods
Key quotations

3.1.1 Answering the Shakespeare question

Macbeth extract question
Romeo and Juliet extract question
Much Ado About Nothing extract question
The Merchant of Venice extract question
The Tempest extract question
Julius Caesar extract question

Shakespeare overview

3.1.2 The 19th-century novel

A Christmas Carol · Jekyll and Hyde · Frankenstein · Pride and Prejudice · Great Expectations · The Sign of Four · Jane Eyre · Answering the 19th-century novel question153 notes