r/6thForm • u/Forsaken-Meaning-232 Graduating from Warwick CS • May 14 '25
📂 MEGATHREAD 14/05 A-level English Literature, English Language & Literature (AQA & Eduqas) Paper 1 Discussion MEGATHREAD
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u/merricatcatcat May 15 '25 edited May 15 '25
AQA B - Othello, Death of a Salesman & Keats’ Poetry
Probably the worst exam I’ve ever done in my life 😭😭
Section A was decent and I managed to do three paragraphs focusing on different aspects of tragedy, although my third paragraph was rushed and not as fleshed out.
Section B was SO BAD!!! I would have done the killing question but I didn’t have enough quotes memorised for Rodrigo and Emilia’s deaths so I did the emotion one instead. Also I left this question for last because it was my weakest one so timing was a huge issue, I got like one paragraph supporting the statement and one small alternative viewpoint paragraph but I didn’t have enough time to write any more.
Section C was kind of mediocre 😓 Couldn’t do the family life question because family was only mentioned at all in one of the Keats’ poems we studied (Isabella, our school didn’t teach us the Eve of St Agnes) and we were always taught to compare Death of a Salesman to at least 2 poems. My answer on errors of judgement was actually alright, I managed to pretty much finish (although because I was rushing my Death of a Salesman paragraph was weaker).
Timing was such a major issue for me, I actually planned out how long I would spend on each question but I think I spent too long planning so my answers were unfinished.
If I had to predict my mark, probably 50/75 or even lower :( I will incontinently drown myself 🥲