OCR • English Literature

ALL summary notes used for A Level English Literature OCR gothic exam to achieve 99% overall (10 pages) Includes: - summaries of key gothic texts from 1764-1983 such as The Castle of Otranto, The Woman in White, The Woman in Black, Frankenstein, Carmilla, Vathek, The Monk and many more - example phrases and sentence starters to use in essays - table of common gothic tropes and the texts that use them to compare the unseen extract to in the exam - how to structure the essay - notes explaini...

OCR English Literature Comparative and Contextual study Dracula and The Bloody Chamber ALL notes (21 pages) used to gain 59/60 and A* in A level exam Includes: - key quotes - example essay plans - context for both texts covering authors, time periods, literary contexts - critics' quotes on both texts - different interpretations of both texts - detailed comparisons between both texts providing points for possible essays combining contexts and interpretations - example paragraphs fo...

This is a summary of all the critical readings and productions over time that I used when studying and revising Twelfth Night for my A Level English Lit Paper 1. It's thorough and detailed, covering early critics, Viola, Malvolio, Sir Toby, Feste, Orsino, Olivia, Antonio, ambiguous ending, conflict, loss, disguise, comedy, gender, love and madness. I shared it with my friends who loved it and found it to be very useful for revision. Hope this helps!

This is a summary of all the context and critical readings I used when studying and revising The Handmaid's Tale for my A Level English Lit Paper 2. It's thorough and detailed, covering Offred, religion, power, surveillance, Gilead, dystopia, women, language, love, hope and the past. I shared it with my friends who loved it and found it to be very useful for revision. Hope this helps!

These are a few worked comparisons I completed as revision for my A Level English Lit Paper 2. I shared it with my friends who loved it and found it to be very useful for revision. Hope this helps!

This is a summary of all the context and critical readings I used when studying and revising 1984 for my A Level English Lit Paper 2. It's thorough and detailed, covering Winston, Julia, community, totalitarianism, language, love and the past. I shared it with my friends who loved it and found it to be very useful for revision. Hope this helps!

An A* essay on the theme of shock comparing the gothic texts The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Essay title: ‘Coriolanus is a tragic hero who lacks the empathetic quality of vulnerability’. -15/15 essay for part b of Shakespeare in Paper 1 -How to integrate AO5 / engage with critics -Includes teacher’s marking / feedback

Essay title: “Love is invariably possessive.” In light of this view, consider ways in which writers explore love and possession. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text. -30/30 comparative essay on Chaucer & Webster (Paper 1) -Lots of context and critics (AO3 and AO5) -Includes teacher’s marking / feedback

Summary notes on the critical essay on the women in Shakespeare's Hamlet, especially Gertrude.