Jacobean - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

This document includes the entirety of the analysis for A-Level English literature on The Duchess of Malfi, a Jacobean play by John Webster. The document includes context, themes and critical comments. Context is the heaviest weighting for this paper in OCR English literature, so these notes are essential for your summer exam!

Full collection of notes from an A* student. Covering genre, readings, a detailed examination of Act 1 and the subplot, contextual points, quotes and LOTS of critics (named and quoted), themes such as imprisonment, discussion of different productions such as Johnathan Miller's 1988 production, and an insight into how The Tempest relates to the Jacobean era.

These notes cover every act & scene in King Lear. Notes on each scene contain important quotes with analysis, context on Jacobean England, essay title ideas and any other relevant information. I got an A at A-Level English Literature using these notes!

MTTC Reading Test with Revised Solutions What are eight elements that influence a work of prose fiction - Answer-Speech and dialogue Thoughts and mental processes Dramatic Involvement Action Duration Setting and description Themes Symbolism What three types of Plays are there? - Answer-Chronicle Plays Mystery Plays Heroic Dramas Historical dramas based on English History written primarily during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. - Answer-Chronicle Plays Dramatic works base...

The convention for representing depth on a flat surface is called: - Perspective The idea that all drama should be "true to life" is called: - Verisimilitude Who developed the pole-and-chariot system? - Torelli Which of the following is NOT true of a proscenium stage? - It also includes an orchestra, mezzanine, an balcony. A play with shepherds and mythological creatures who inhabit the forests and countryside, with serious actions but a happy ending would be a(n): - Pastoral Which of t...

Literary Criticism UIL Exam Study Guide 2024 antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER-the character directly opposed to the chief character of a literary work the Great Awakening - CORRECT ANSWER-the revival of emotional religion during the first half of the eighteenth century in America Harlem Renaissane - CORRECT ANSWER-originated in the New York City area immediately after the First World War, the first major, self-conscious literary movement of African American writers is known as theme - CO...

Shakespeare Context - correct answer-Wasn't born into a privileged family, received no more than a grammar school education Married Anne Hathaway (1582) but left his family behind around 1590 and moved to London, where he became an actor and playwright Was an immediate success and soon became the most popular playwright of the day Retired as a rich and prominent man to Stratford-upon-Avon in 1613, and died three years later Historical Context - correct answer-11th-15thC: Catholics battle...

Macbeth 2023 Exam Questions with Correct Answers *Thunder and lightning - SD [A1S1] - ANSWER The use of pathetic fallacy creates a sense of foreboding danger and hints at the theme of the supernatural that runs throughout the play. The fact that the play begins with a storm could represent how the changes and disturbances in the weather match with the events of the play i.e. conventional expectations are about to be upset and a change in society is about to happen. Moreover, 'thunder...

What is a theme? correct answers The central message and it comes from the author What is a motif? correct answers A recurring symbol, idea or image that contributes to the development of the theme What does "reinforcement" mean? correct answers It's a theme/symbol What are 2 symbols in Macbeth? correct answers Blood and weather What does the symbol blood represent? correct answers Guilt What does the symbol weather represent? correct answers Disruption of the natural order of ...

Literary Criticism UIL Exam Study Guide 2024 antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER-the character directly opposed to the chief character of a literary work the Great Awakening - CORRECT ANSWER-the revival of emotional religion during the first half of the eighteenth century in America Harlem Renaissane - CORRECT ANSWER-originated in the New York City area immediately after the First World War, the first major, self-conscious literary movement of African American writers is known as theme - CO...