Romeo and Juliet (WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature): Exam Questions

Read the extract and then answer the following question:

Look at how the characters speak and behave here. How do you think an audience might respond to this part of the play? Refer closely to details from the extract to support your answer.

Write about Romeo and how Shakespeare presents him at different points in the play.

*5 of this question’s marks are allocated for accuracy in spelling, punctuation and the use of vocabulary and sentence structures.

Read the extract and then answer the following question:

Look at how Romeo and Benvolio speak and behave here. How do you think an audience might respond to this part of the play? Refer closely to details from the extract to support your answer.

Romeo and Juliet is a play about conflict. Write about some of the conflicts in the play and how Shakespeare presents them. Refer to characters and events from the play in your answer.

*5 of this question’s marks are allocated for accuracy in spelling, punctuation and the use of vocabulary and sentence structures.

Read the extract and then answer the following question:

What does the extract show an audience about Juliet’s thoughts and feelings at this point in the play? Refer closely to details from the extract to support your answer.

How does Shakespeare present love in Romeo and Juliet? Refer to characters and events from the play in your answer.

*5 of this question’s marks are allocated for accuracy in spelling, punctuation and the use of vocabulary and sentence structures.

Read the extract and then answer the following question:

Look at how Romeo and Juliet speak and behave here. How do you think an audience might respond to this part of the play? Refer closely to details from the extract to support your answer.

Write about Tybalt and how he is presented at different points in the play.

*5 of this question’s marks are allocated for accuracy in spelling, punctuation and the use of vocabulary and sentence structures.