In the absence of past papers and having exhausted my imagination and the titles I can cull from OCR training material, I offer these for the Pre 1900 poetry and drama paper:
1 ‘Seduction is most effectively accomplished through flattery.’
In the light of this view, consider ways in which writers represent seduction. In your answer,
compare one drama text and one poetry text from the above lists. [30]
2 ‘It is rarely good for us to get what we want.’
In the light of this view, consider ways in which writers portray appetites and desires, and theirconsequences. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text from the above lists.
3 ‘Marriage can be a prison, marriage can be a paradise’
In the light of this view, consider ways in which writers portray marriage. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text from the above lists.
4 ‘Literature rarely shows power being used well’.
In the light of this view, consider ways in which writers portray marriage. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text from the above lists.
5 ‘Verbal wit is women’s strongest weapon’
In the light of this view, consider ways in which writers portray women’s use of language. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text from the above lists.
6 ‘Life goes on but literary texts must end’
In the light of this view, consider ways in which writers end their texts. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text from the above lists.
7 ‘Pride goes before a fall: the greater the pride, the greater the fall’.
In the light of this view, consider ways in which writers portray pride. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text from the above lists.
8 ‘Writers, readers and audiences delight in the spectacle of sinfulness’.
In the light of this view, consider ways in which writers portray sinfulness. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text from the above lists.
And this was posted recently by Anton Viesel – a teacher in Northampton: