Understanding
Assessment Objective
,AQA English Literature
• Paper 1: Shakespeare: Macbeth, by William Shakespea
• Paper 1: 19th Century Novel: A Christmas Carol, by
Charles Dickens
• Paper 2: Modern Prose / Drama: An Inspector Calls, b
JB Priestley
, 1606:
- The reign of King James I, a strong advocate of the 1944:
divine right of kings and had a keen interest in witchcraft - After WW1 and WW2, consequences of unchecked
(written a book called ‘Daemonologie’) capitalism, inequality, and neglect of the working
- The failed Gunpowder Plot of 1604 - Rigid class system in Britain, vast inequality betw
- Unification of England and Scotland the wealthy and the poor
- Witchcraft and superstition of cultural, social, and - Growing movement toward socialism and welfare
political interest reforms
1623: - The Labour Party won the general election in 194
- The First Folio compiled by actors seven years after introduced the welfare state and the NHS
Shakespeare’s death in 1616 1912
- Jacobean Era - Edwardian era characterised by a rigid class syste
11 century Scotland
th - Before WW1 – a time of relative economic stabilit
- The reign of Macbeth who became King of Scotland after of social unrest
defeating King Duncan I in a battle in 1040 - Rise of various social and political movements, th
- Tribal and feudal society – clans and noble families held Written: 1843 Labour Party gaining strength so growing demand
power Published: 1843 social reform
- Celtic traditions and Norse culture - Women’s suffrage was a significant issue, gained
Based: 1840s
- Belief in the supernatural right to vote in 1918 – so the suffrage movement
- Women had very limited power active and influential
Written: 1606 1843 & 1840s more generally: Writte
Published: 1623 (First - Industrial Revolution Publi
Folio) - 1843 Poor Law Amendment Act, and other social reform Bas
movements calling to address the plight of the poor
Based: 11 Century
th
- Victorian Christmas Revival, traditions such as carol
Scotland singing, feasting, and generosity were experiencing a
revival
- Christian morality, values of redemption, charity, and the
moral duty to help those less fortunate
- Vast divide between the rich and the poor
- Workhouses – the poor were sent to live and work under
grim conditions, aimed to be a deterrent to poverty but
were notoriously harsh
Assessment Objective
,AQA English Literature
• Paper 1: Shakespeare: Macbeth, by William Shakespea
• Paper 1: 19th Century Novel: A Christmas Carol, by
Charles Dickens
• Paper 2: Modern Prose / Drama: An Inspector Calls, b
JB Priestley
, 1606:
- The reign of King James I, a strong advocate of the 1944:
divine right of kings and had a keen interest in witchcraft - After WW1 and WW2, consequences of unchecked
(written a book called ‘Daemonologie’) capitalism, inequality, and neglect of the working
- The failed Gunpowder Plot of 1604 - Rigid class system in Britain, vast inequality betw
- Unification of England and Scotland the wealthy and the poor
- Witchcraft and superstition of cultural, social, and - Growing movement toward socialism and welfare
political interest reforms
1623: - The Labour Party won the general election in 194
- The First Folio compiled by actors seven years after introduced the welfare state and the NHS
Shakespeare’s death in 1616 1912
- Jacobean Era - Edwardian era characterised by a rigid class syste
11 century Scotland
th - Before WW1 – a time of relative economic stabilit
- The reign of Macbeth who became King of Scotland after of social unrest
defeating King Duncan I in a battle in 1040 - Rise of various social and political movements, th
- Tribal and feudal society – clans and noble families held Written: 1843 Labour Party gaining strength so growing demand
power Published: 1843 social reform
- Celtic traditions and Norse culture - Women’s suffrage was a significant issue, gained
Based: 1840s
- Belief in the supernatural right to vote in 1918 – so the suffrage movement
- Women had very limited power active and influential
Written: 1606 1843 & 1840s more generally: Writte
Published: 1623 (First - Industrial Revolution Publi
Folio) - 1843 Poor Law Amendment Act, and other social reform Bas
movements calling to address the plight of the poor
Based: 11 Century
th
- Victorian Christmas Revival, traditions such as carol
Scotland singing, feasting, and generosity were experiencing a
revival
- Christian morality, values of redemption, charity, and the
moral duty to help those less fortunate
- Vast divide between the rich and the poor
- Workhouses – the poor were sent to live and work under
grim conditions, aimed to be a deterrent to poverty but
were notoriously harsh
