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AQA A-Level English Literature B Paper 1: Literary genres (7717/1A-1B) - Wednesday 14th May 2025 [Exam Chat]
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Date/Time: Wednesday 14th May 2025 PM
Length: 2h 30m
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Reply 1

hey yallll any predictions?????

Reply 2

I'm thinking for Section C a question of women or setting, but not too sure. Perhaps for Othello - on Emilia, Roderigo or the theme of reputation? Anyone else?

Reply 3

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by Shush go away
I'm thinking for Section C a question of women or setting, but not too sure. Perhaps for Othello - on Emilia, Roderigo or the theme of reputation? Anyone else?


Yes! I was thinking reputation too for Othello. Since they did two character questions last year, I feel like they HAVE to do a theme. And I don't think Roderigo has come up, so could be that too!

Reply 4

Hi guys. I do Tragedy; othello, death of a salesman and Tess of the d'urbervilles. How well is everyone prepared for the exams? because im soo tired of revising and it seems nothing is going in anymore. i have not revised tess yet and im dreading it as its such a big long book impossible to really narrow it down.

Reply 5

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by peachymuffin
Yes! I was thinking reputation too for Othello. Since they did two character questions last year, I feel like they HAVE to do a theme. And I don't think Roderigo has come up, so could be that too!

didn't they do reputation a couple years back? im so stressed i literally can't revise lol

Reply 6

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by sm1ski
didn't they do reputation a couple years back? im so stressed i literally can't revise lol


I have no clue honestly lol!! But gosh, me too. English is my most dreaded exam and I'm ****ing myself in nerves

Reply 7

Guys can someone help me with how to approach the extract in section A in terms of Othello its usually my worst!

Reply 8

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by amberev4nss
Guys can someone help me with how to approach the extract in section A in terms of Othello its usually my worst!
Hi! For the extract question you wanna focus mainly on the extract. You should talk about its significance so like key themes etc. Talk about what happened before and after the scene. Any tragedy elements that occur like hamartia, catharsis etc. also talk about any links to later or earlier in the book.

Reply 9

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by superstitious-hy
Hi! For the extract question you wanna focus mainly on the extract. You should talk about its significance so like key themes etc. Talk about what happened before and after the scene. Any tragedy elements that occur like hamartia, catharsis etc. also talk about any links to later or earlier in the book.

Perfect thanks so much!

Reply 10

Any predictions on king Lear ?

Reply 11

Any predictions on king Lear ?

Reply 12

any ideas for comedy guys? i reckon there might a question for twelfth night on ambiguous love, and then maybe comic archetypes for section c

Reply 13

Any predictions for othello extract question???? hoping for act 2 scene 1

Reply 14

If it is a question about Emilia, what are we even supposed to talk about?

Reply 15

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by heidinorah1
any ideas for comedy guys? i reckon there might a question for twelfth night on ambiguous love, and then maybe comic archetypes for section c

I hardly see any predictions for comedy - seems that most do Othello :frown:

Reply 16

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by free-whorld
Any predictions for othello extract question???? hoping for act 2 scene 1

what is the significance of this scene would you say?

Reply 17

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by spicedtree
I hardly see any predictions for comedy - seems that most do Othello :frown:


same!!! do you do comedy and which texts?

Reply 18

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by heidinorah1
same!!! do you do comedy and which texts?

Twelfth Night, Emma and Earnest.

Reply 19

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by spicedtree
Twelfth Night, Emma and Earnest.


i do twelfth night and earnest as well! what are your predictions?

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