Comparative and contextual study (H472)

Full essays comparing The Handmaid's Tale and 1984 for OCR A Level English Literature Paper 2 (comparative and contextual study). Covers several previous official OCR exam questions. I achieved A* grades for every essay.

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26 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

ellie24lauren

Grapes of Wrath quotes by theme. Covers the whole book and all important themes of the book.

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11 pages

Written in 2022/2023

abbysrevision

Essay plans for multiple past questions in OCR English paper 2, hits all the different assessment criteria. Comparing the dystopian texts 'A Handmaid's Tale', '1984', and 'A Brave New World'.

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26 pages

Written in 2026/2027

Grade A+

irisclover

Document containing textual quotes separated by dystopian themes in order to easily compare the texts in Section B part of OCR English paper 2. Also includes critical quotes to use for the texts.

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4 pages

Written in 2026/2027

irisclover

This revision guide contains a collection of comprehensive, essay-ready comparative paragraphs, as well as a full example essay, tailored to A-Level English Literature Comparative and contextual study. It compares Dracula and The Bloody Chamber, covering key themes such as, gender, sexuality, violence, duality, and setting, and contextual influence

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2 items

mollymellor

This revision guide contains a collection of comprehensive, essay-ready comparative paragraphs for OCR A-Level English Literature Comparative and contextual study. The texts compared are Dracula and The Bloody Chamber and Other stories, with a focus on main themes and ideas within each, including marriage, haunted settings, gender, double standards, duality, the monstrous feminine, transformation, sexuality, and violence. This document explores how these concepts are explored by Stoker and Carte...

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7 pages

Written in 2026/2027

mollymellor

Grade A* A-Level English Literature comparative essay exploring the presentation of forbidden desire in Bram Stoker's Dracula and Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. This essay examines how both writers use Gothic conventions such as female sexuality, patriarchy, the ‘Other’, and fear of the unknown to present contrasting attitudes towards desire and repression. Includes detailed textual analysis, contextual links, and critical interpretations, making it a useful mode...

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5 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

mollymellor

This deal includes lots of easily-memorised notes on a wide range of Gothic novels, a comprehensive guide to the Gothic genre for context purposes (AO3), and an intensively detailed compendium of notes on Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories', a popular choice for students of this genre–all to aid OCR A-level Eng. lit. component 2.

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3 items

imogenscott

This document provides many extensively detailed notes on Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber', which I studied for my OCR A-level English Literature exam for the comparative essay in component 2: comparative and contextual study. The document focuses on the six main stories of 'The Bloody Chamber': the titular 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Werewolf', 'The Company of Wolves', 'The Erl-King', 'The Lady of the House of Love', and 'Snow-Child'. Each short story is accompanied by a synopsis, its mean...

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25 pages

Written in 2025/2026

imogenscott

This document consists of an impressive amount of extensive notes on the Gothic genre, tailored to Component 2 of A-level OCR English Literature: comparative and contextual study. It is the perfect context document for this second exam, feeding both the Gothic unseen extract portion and the comparative essay. Thorough knowledge of the Gothic genre is integral to the exam and the A-level as a whole; examiners are not just looking for people who check the boxes and understand how the genre has e...

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23 pages

Written in 2025/2026

imogenscott

In this document, I have organised my research of Gothic novels into the concept which they exhibit as well as their publication date, which is useful in discussing influence of other Gothic texts in the Comparative and Contextual essay, as well as serving for the context portion of the Gothic unseen essay. Knowledge of the Gothic genre is integral to the OCR A-level in English Literature, and what examiners are looking for is a thorough knowledge of the genre. Simply naming books is okay, b...

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6 pages

Written in 2025/2026

imogenscott

This powerpoint includes different contexts relating to both Dystopian novels of 'The Handmaids Tale' and '1984'. Used in A/A* graded essays.

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9 pages

Written in 2025/2026

jesskitching10

This document provides A/A* complete analytic notes for Dystopia Paper 2 OCR. It includes key quotations, critics and context. Including references to Handmaids Tale and 1984, with smaller references to Brave New World and The Road. Perfect for revision and essay planning! Used for essays which have been marked at A/A* level. Includes the themes of: Surveillance, Lack of freedom (of speech), Universal loss of freedoms, Weaponization of sexuality and love, Fertility and reproducti...

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11 pages

Written in 2025/2026

jesskitching10

29/30 Gothic Comparative Essay for OCR English Literature A Level on Dracula by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with teacher feedback in red. Can be used as an exemplar.

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4 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

m4y4

A 30/30 OCR English Lit A Level Gothic Essay on the Yellow Wallpaper with teacher feedback included in red font. Can be used as a Gothic Unseen exemplar.

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3 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

m4y4

A full Gothic timeline from Proto Gothic tropes and texts to contemporary Gothic. Perfect for A Level English students who are studying the Gothic as a part of OCR English Lit where these tropes can be used in both the unseen and comparative question!

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4 pages

Written in 2025/2026

m4y4

Detailed context comparison on Angela Carter and Bram Stoker and their influences.

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5 pages

Written in 2025/2026

m4y4

A full Gothic quote bank of critical quotes with critic names and split into overall Gothic, Dracula, Frankenstein and The Bloody Chamber. Perfect for Gothic comparative and Gothic Unseen!

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5 pages

Written in 2025/2026

m4y4

Quote banks for both Frankenstein and Dracula split into key characters and themes. Perfect for quick quotes to memorise!

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4 items

m4y4

A concise Frankenstein quote bank split into characters.

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4 pages

Written in 2025/2026

m4y4

A concise character split quote bank for Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

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3 pages

Written in 2025/2026

m4y4

A concise quotation bank for Dracula by Bram Stoker split into characters and key themes.

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6 pages

Written in 2025/2026

m4y4