OCR Oxford Cambridge and RSA Wednesday 8 June 2022 — Morning GCSEEnglishLiterature J352122 Shakespeare Time allowed: 50 minutes

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INSTRUCTIONS • Use black ink. • Write your answer in the Answer Booklet. The question number must be clearly shown. • Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet. • Answer one que... stion on the text you have studied. INFORMATION • The total mark for this paper is 40. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ]. • Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*). • This document has 8 pages. ADVICE • Read each question carefully before you start your answer. You must have: • the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet Do not use: • copies of the texts Wednesday 8 June 2022 – Morning GCSE English Literature J352/22 Shakespeare Time allowed: 50 minutes *9475116506* © OCR 2022 [601/4872/X] DC (CJ) 316507 2 © OCR 2022 J352/22 Jun22 BLANK PAGE 3 © OCR 2022 J352/22 Jun22 Turn over Shakespeare Question Page Romeo and Juliet 1/2 4 The Merchant of Venice 3/4 5 Macbeth 5/6 6 Much Ado About Nothing 7/8 7 4 © OCR 2022 J352/22 Jun22 Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Choose ONE question. EITHER 1 Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents the relationship between Romeo and Mercutio. Refer to this extract from Act 2 Scene 1 and elsewhere in the play. [40]* In this extract, Romeo, on his way to Juliet, overhears his cousin Benvolio and his friend Mercutio talking about him. BENVOLIO An if he hear thee, thou wilt anger him. MERCUTIO This cannot anger him: ’twould anger him To raise a spirit in his mistress’ circle Of some strange nature, letting it there stand Till she had laid it and conjur’d it down; That were some spite. My invocation Is fair and honest: and in his mistress’ name, I conjure only but to raise up him. BENVOLIO Come, he hath hid himself among these trees To be consorted with the humorous night: Blind is his love, and best befits the dark. MERCUTIO If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark. Now will he sit under a medlar tree, And wish his mistress were that kind of fruit As maids call medlars when they laugh alone. O Romeo, that she were, O that she were An open et cetera, thou a pop’rin pear! Romeo, good night. I’ll to my truckle-bed; This field-bed is too cold for me to sleep. Come, shall we go? BENVOLIO Go, then; for ’tis in vain To seek him here that means not to be found. Exeunt ROMEO He jests at scars that never felt a wound. OR 2 ‘The play presents the power of hate as strongly as the power of love.’ To what extent do you agree with this view of Romeo and Juliet? Explore at least two moments from the play to support your ideas. [40]* 5 © OCR 2022 J352/22 Jun22 Turn over The Merchant of Venice Choose ONE question. EITHER 3 Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents love in The Merchant of Venice. Refer to this extract from Act 5 Scene 1 and elsewhere in the play. [40]* In this extract, Lorenzo and Jessica look at the night sky while waiting for Portia and Bassanio to return to Belmont. LORENZO The moon shines bright. in such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees. And they did make no noise – in such a night. Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls. And sigh’d his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night. JESSICA In such a night Did Thisby fearfully o’ertrip the dew, And saw the lion’s shadow ere himself, And ran dismay’d away. LORENZO In such a night Stood Dido with a willow in her hand Upon the wild sea-banks, and waft her love To come again to Carthage. JESSICA In such a night Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew old Aeson. LORENZO In such a night Did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew, And with an unthrift love did run from Venice As far as Belmont. JESSICA In such a night Did young Lorenzo swear he lov’d her well, Stealing her soul with many vows of faith, And ne’er a true one. LORENZO In such a night Did pretty Jessica, like a little shrew, Slander her love, and he forgave it her. JESSICA I would out-night you, did no body come; But, hark, I hear the footing of a man. OR 4 How does Shakespeare present justice in The Merchant of Venice? Explore at least two moments from the play to support your ideas. [40]* 6 © OCR 2022 J352/22 Jun22 Macbeth Choose ONE question. EITHER 5 Explore how Shakespeare presents violence in Macbeth. Refer to this extract from Act 1 Scene 2 and elsewhere in the play. [40]* In this extract, the bloody Sergeant describes Macbeth’s bravery in battle to King Duncan and his sons. SERGEANT Doubtful it stood, As two spent swimmers that do cling together And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald – Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villainies of nature Do swarm upon him – from the Western Isles Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied; And Fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling, Show’d like a rebel’s whore. But all’s too weak; For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name – Disdaining Fortune, with his brandish’d steel Which smok’d with bloody execution, Like valour’s minion, carved out his passage Till he faced the slave; Which ne’er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseam’d him from the nave to th’ chaps, And fix’d his head upon our battlements. DUNCAN O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman! SERGEANT As whence the sun gins his reflection Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break, So from that spring whence comfort seem’d to come Discomfort swells. Mark, King of Scotland, mark: No sooner justice had, with valour arm’d, Compell’d these skipping kerns to trust their heels, But the Norweyan lord, surveying vantage, With furbish’d arms and new supplies of men, Began a fresh assault. DUNCAN Dismay’d not this Our captains, Macbeth and Banquo? SERGEANT Yes; As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion. If I say sooth, I must report they were As cannons overcharg’d with double cracks; So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe. Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, Or memorize another Golgotha, I cannot tell – But I am faint; my gashes cry for help. OR 6 To what extent does Shakespeare present Macbeth as a victim of Lady Macbeth’s ambition? Explore at least two moments from the play to support your ideas. [40]* 7 © OCR 2022 J352/22 Jun22 Much Ado About Nothing Choose ONE question. EITHER 7 How does Shakespeare present villainy in Much Ado About Nothing? Refer to this extract from Act 2 Scene 2 and elsewhere in the play. [40]* In this extract, Borachio explains to Don John his scheme to dishonour Hero. BORACHIO I can at any unseasonable instant of the night appoi [Show More]

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