The handmaids tale - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

14 PAGES OF A* GRADE 'THE HANDMAIDS TALE' CHARACTER PROFILES - AQA ENGLISH LITERATURE B ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROTEST - This document includes 5 character profiles for the main characters in 'The Handmaids Tale' (Offred, Serena Joy, The Commander, Aunt Lydia and Moira.) These character profiles are everything I learned about these characters which helped me to achieve an A* in my English Literature A-Level. Each document was written and used by me throughout my A-Levels, whereby I too...

A crash course on The Handmaid's Tale, designed to guide you in understanding the novel and writing a literary essay on the set work. It provides an explanation on major and minor themes, symbols & characters, and direct quotes for each theme from the book. It also includes the structure of how to write a literary essay and a breakdown of a possible essay topic, to demonstrate how to analyse and understand a topic given in an exam. The resources linked give more essay topic examples, and helpful...

Includes - full book summary - character analysis - themes - symbols - quotes (analysis and themes related to quote)

The Handmaids Tale - In-depth Notes, Language Analysis AO2, Context AO3, Quotes and Themes AO1

NOTES ON FORM, STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE IN 'THE HANDMAIDS TALE' WHICH I USED TO HELP ME ACHIEVE AN A* - AQA ENGLISH LITERATURE B - This document provides a brief and concise analysis of form, structure and language in 'The Handmaids Tale.' The ideas within this document can be incorporated and adapted into any essay.

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This is a short summary on important aspects which may be considered for the final English HL paper 2 exam for IEB matrics. This includes notes and quick references as well as sample essays to assist in how to write and structure your essay in the exams.

A* NOTES OF HISTORICAL PARALLELS IN THE HANDMAIDS TALE - This document contains descriptions of the historical parallels in 'The Handmaids Tale' and these ideas can be incorporated into an A-Level English Literature essay in order to include context and obtain A03 marks. Margaret Atwood herself has previously stated: 'I put nothing into The Handmaids Tale that had not already been done' - this document provides an insight into where she got her ideas from and the context in which 'The Handm...

In depth analysis and examination of The Handmaid's Tale from chapter 1 -46, including in depth summary and short summary and important themes for IEB 2024