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A* Greek Theatre Context - Everything you need to know for context for the Greek Theatre module of OCR A-Level Notes on genres and playwrights, cities and celebrations, stagecraft and architecture, sound vs. appearance, the chorus, and social, political and religious themes in plays

A* Notes on Bacchae (Play, Plot, Reception, Characters, Themes) Themes include: - Nature of Theatre - Hunting Imagery/The Animal Experience - Greeks vs. Barbarians (foreignness and "the other") - Disguise/Identity - The Truth and Reality - Rational vs. Irrational - Control vs. Freedom - Punishment and Vengeance - Gods and Mortals - Women and Femininity - Justice - Sympathy for Pentheus

French Revolution Edexcel A-Level History Ancien Regime and Directory Notes

The origins and onset • The ancien régime and its challenges in 1774: absolutism and court of revolution, 1774–89 faction; the parlements; the three estates; rights of nobles and church privilege; the impact of the Enlightenment and the spread of new ideas. • Problems facing France in the 1780s: rural poverty and urban food prices; taxation and crown debt; corruption at court; impact of the American Revolution. • The failings of Louis XVI and his ministers; Louis’ character; f...

Notes to form essay plans for A-Level History modules *Module A - The origins and onset of revolution, 1774–89* • The ancien régime and its challenges in 1774: absolutism and court faction; the parlements; the three estates; rights of nobles and church privilege; the impact of the Enlightenment and the spread of new ideas. • Problems facing France in the 1780s: rural poverty and urban food prices; taxation and crown debt; corruption at court; impact of the American Revolution. ...