Comparative and contextual study (H472)
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Angela Carter
10 documents
George Orwell, Duncan Macmillan
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Daphne Du Maurier, Daphne Du Maurier
9 documents
Margaret Atwood, Margaret Atwood
39 documents
Mary Shelley
63 documents
Margaret Atwood
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
23 documents
Anthony Burgess, Andrew Biswell
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Oscar Wilde
9 documents
Exam (elaborations)
OCR A Level English Literature essays for Handmaid's Tale & 1984
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.
ellie24lauren
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A-Level OCR English Literature Grapes of Wrath and The Great Gatsby context and criticism
PopularA-Level OCR English Literature Grapes of Wrath and The Great Gatsby. Covers important context and criticism for both texts
abbysrevision
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Dystopian literature essay plans
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'.
irisclover
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Textual and critical quote bank for 'A Handmaid's Tale', '1984' and 'A Brave New World'.
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.
irisclover
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OCR A-Level English Literature Comparative Analysis: Dracula and The Bloody Chamber
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
mollymellor
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OCR A-Level English Literature Comparative Analysis: Dracula and The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
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...
mollymellor
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Guide to the Gothic: Comparative and contextual study BUNDLE (OCR A-level English literature)
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.
imogenscott
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OCR A-Level English Literature Gothic Comparative Essay: Dracula and The Bloody Chamber & Other Stories
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...
mollymellor
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Thorough Notes on the Gothic Genre for OCR A-level English Literature
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...
imogenscott
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Literary context: quick-fire Gothic novels organised by concept
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...
imogenscott
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Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber': detailed notes
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...
imogenscott
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OCR Dystopia Context Powerpoint
This powerpoint includes different contexts relating to both Dystopian novels of 'The Handmaids Tale' and '1984'. Used in A/A* graded essays.
jesskitching10
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OCR English-literature 'Dystopia' Complete Thematic Powerpoint
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...
jesskitching10
Essay
A* 29/30 Gothic Essay Dracula and Frankenstein with feedback
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.
m4y4
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A* 30/30 OCR English Lit Gothic Unseen Essay
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.
m4y4
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Gothic Timeline
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!
m4y4
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Angela Carter and Bram Stoker Context Comparison
Detailed context comparison on Angela Carter and Bram Stoker and their influences.
m4y4
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Gothic Critical Quotes Bank
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!
m4y4
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Frankenstein and Dracula Quote Banks
Quote banks for both Frankenstein and Dracula split into key characters and themes. Perfect for quick quotes to memorise!
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Frankenstein Theme Quote Bank
A concise Frankenstein quote bank split into characters.
m4y4
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Frankenstein character Quote Bank
A concise character split quote bank for Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
m4y4
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Dracula Quote Bank
A concise quotation bank for Dracula by Bram Stoker split into characters and key themes.
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