by melaniewp | Apr 22, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, Essay Plan, GCSE, Jekyll and Hyde, Macbeth, Shakespeare
Essay Question Set: Explore the contrasts within and between characters in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Macbeth.How does the writer introduce the mystery of evil?First Clues: what does the title of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde tell...
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...
by melaniewp | Mar 30, 2013 | A-Level, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Literature, Love, Model Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Sonnets
Sonnet 116Let me not to the marriage of true mindsAdmit impediments. Love is not loveWhich alters when it alteration finds,Or bends with the remover to remove:O no! it is an ever-fixed mark (5)That looks on tempests and is never shaken;It is...
by melaniewp | Mar 28, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Mercutio, Poetry, Queen Mab, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
This is a task I set for a student. I asked her to compare Mercutio’s ‘Queen Mab’ speech from Romeo and Juliet with Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130.The question was: Explore how love is presented in both texts.The reason this is evil is because one is...
by melaniewp | Mar 17, 2013 | KS2, Shakespeare, Shakespeare 6-9
This is the second part of my evil plan to force my kids to be interested in Shakespeare. Mwahaha!IngredientsAll the excellent Tony Ross Shakespeare BooksManga Shakespeare – Julius CaesarThe most gorgeous felt pens and crayons ever. I love these so much and...
by melaniewp | Mar 15, 2013 | Caliban, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Shakespeare, The Tempest
Here are all the ingredients you need to bake up a spanking essay on the character of Caliban.Essay QuestionIs Caliban an Evil Monster or A Noble Savage? Discuss.Think of yourself as a detective, or a lawyer, or a forensic expert looking for evidence to build a case....
