Hamlet notes

Summary of Hamlet and overview of the characters

List of locations (act and scene numbers) of important events in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet - perfect for A-Level English Literature revision for the Pearson Edexcel exams. Helped me get an A* in A-Level English Literature!

(Stuvia messes up the format - message me when buying and I can sort it for you! :) Comprehensive list of essay plans for Hamlet - 34 different character/theme plans, each including quotes, context and critical quotes 19 pages, 8000+ words Perfect for Edexcel A-Level English Literature revision - helped me get an A*!

Exemplar essay for the Hamlet section of OCR A Level English Literature Drama and Poetry pre-1900 section. This model answer received 14/15 on Part A and full marks on Part B. It comes with the extract analyzed with my original annotations and planning. This would be great for anyone wanting to know how to approach and structure their responses, or looking for some fresh ideas to incorporate into their essays. In the final exam, I only dropped 3 marks across the entire subject, getting an A* and...

These essay plans cater specifically for Part B of Question 1 in the Drama and Poetry pre-1900 OCR A Level English Literature exam. They cover the eight major themes in Shakespeare's "Hamlet": revenge, corruption, masculinity, familial relationships, uncertainty, madness, loyalty, and women. These themes have a broad range so can be easily 'twisted' on the day of the exam to the exact question. (For example, the question I got was on 'justice and morality', so I incorporated paragraphs from both...

Full essays for OCR A Level English Literature Paper 1 Drama and Poetry pre-1900 Hamlet Part B, including questions from previous years’ exams. Covers the themes of comedy, death, loyalty, thought vs. action, love, family, trust, and appearance vs. reality. I achieved A* grades with these essays.

Full essays for OCR A Level English Literature Paper 1 Drama and Poetry pre-1900 Hamlet Part B, including the relevant extracts and my annotations. Covers Acts 1, 2, 3, and 5. I achieved A/A* grades with these essays.

Evidence of Halmet's madness essay

This is a literray Essays that examines and presents the reasons for Hamlet's inability to act in the play Hamlet. It prsents the reasoning for this lack of action by using: - themes such as Revenge, Morality, Incest and Melancholy; along with - the characters of Gertrude, the Ghost of Hamlets fatrher and finaly -quotes to support argument. By weaving in other critical themes and characters and topics to answer a literary essay question, This essays shows how to successfully engage w...

For 12th grade AP English Literature and Composition. Full major works data sheet that I earned a 100 on according to my teacher’s rubric. Covers the entire story of Hamlet.