by melaniewp | Nov 11, 2013 | 1984, A-Level, A-Level English, Brave New World, Coursework, Dystopia, Dystopic Fiction, Exam Essays, Fahrenheit 451, IB, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
Analysis: To What Extent is the Handmaid’s Tale a Typical Dystopic Novel?The literary genre of dystopia derives from works of political philosophy like Thomas Moore’s Utopia (1561). In the Utopia, Moore explores his ideas of how to run the perfect society. Moore’s...
by melaniewp | May 22, 2013 | A-Level, A2, Angela Carter, AQA Lit B, English Literature Exam, Frankenstein, Jekyll and Hyde, Macbeth, The Bloody Chamber, The Gothic, Wuthering Heights
Elements of the Gothic Section B exam questions for AQA Lit B A2 Written Paper:Gothic writing has been attacked as ’a species of brutality’. With reference to three texts, to what extent have you found this view to be true?‘Four hundred years of excess, horror,...
by melaniewp | May 8, 2013 | A-Level, GCSE, IGCSE, Key Quotations, Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night Plot Summary in Quotations! 1.1 ORSINO O when mine eyes did see Olivia! My desires e’er since pursue me.1.2 VIOLA lands on the shore of Ilyria My brother is drowned though I myself was saved after our ship did split. Conceal me what I am and...
by melaniewp | Apr 18, 2013 | 11+, A-Level, Common Entrance, GCSE, How to Write an Essay, IGCSE, KS3
A student explained today that she had a problem. Maybe it’s one that you have too. When writing about a text – novel or poem, or play, she kept repeating the phrase ‘this creates a feel of’, or ‘this suggests’.We figured out there...
by melaniewp | Apr 17, 2013 | A-Level, A-Level English, Angela Carter, AQA Lit B, Macbeth, Narrative, The Bloody Chamber, The Gothic, Wuthering Heights
Here some essay titles on the Gothic, for Macbeth, The Bloody Chamber and Wuthering Heights for AQA A-Level Lit B. Here are my thoughts…First Essay Title:The Gothic is a male genre which either excludes women or presents them negatively. Discuss.The...
by melaniewp | Apr 1, 2013 | A-Level, Exam Essays, Feminist Criticism, GCSE, Othello, Shakespeare, Women in Othello
QuestionIt is often suggested that the women in Othello are weak. In fact, Othello is a play of female power. Evaluate this claim.Things to think about:Which of the men could we say are under women’s power? Which most, which least? Could we say the women are...
