Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0

Edexcel GCSE English Literature Paper 1

Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes
Marks: 80
Weighting: 50% of the GCSE

From the Edexcel specification (opens in a new tab), Issue 2, PDF page 23.

2 sections · 175 revision notes · 9 past papers

What’s on Paper 1

1.1 Shakespeare

Macbeth · The Tempest · Romeo and Juliet · Much Ado About Nothing · Twelfth Night · The Merchant of Venice · Answering the Shakespeare question132 notes

1.1 Macbeth

Paper 1 past papers

June 2025 Paper 1
Question paper Mark scheme

June 2024 Paper 1
Question paper Mark scheme

Appearance and reality

Masculinity and gender

Writer's methods

Key quotations

1.1 The Tempest

1.1 Romeo and Juliet

1.1 Much Ado About Nothing

1.1 Twelfth Night

1.1 The Merchant of Venice

1.1 Answering the Shakespeare question

Shakespeare overview

1.2 Post-1914 British play or novel

An Inspector Calls · Animal Farm · Answering the post-1914 question43 notes

1.2 An Inspector Calls

1.2 Animal Farm

1.2 Answering the post-1914 question

Post-1914 British play or novel overview

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Mr Jones and the farmers

Power and corruption

Propaganda and language

Revolution and idealism

Equality and class

Violence and fear

Education and ignorance

Writer's methods

Key quotations

What’s on Paper 1

1.1 Shakespeare

1.1 Macbeth

Paper 1 past papers

2025 papers

2024 papers

2023 papers

2022 papers

2021 papers