Hamlet play Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

C.L. Barber: "Shakespeare's art is distinguished by the intensity of... - ANSWER-...its investment in the human family" explanation for: C. L. Barber: "Shakespeare's art is distinguished by the intensity of its investment in the human family" - ANSWER-Hamlet is concerned both by the external and internal threats to Elsinore A play about Kings and court which develops on, and explores the philosophy of the family Women were expected to remain confined to the domestic sphere, thus femal...

AQA A-level ENGLISH LITERATURE B 7717/2A Paper 2A Texts and genres: Elements of crime writing Version: 1.0 Final IB/G/Jun23/E6 7717/2A Thursday 8 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 3 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 12-page answer book • a copy of the set text(s) you have studied for Section B and Section C. These texts must not be annotated and must not contain additional notes or materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write...

(Lady) Murasaki Shikibu (c. 978 -c. 1015): Novelist, diarist, and courtesan. She was the author of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), the first known novel; the diary nikki; and a collection of tanka poems. The daughter of the court official Fujiwara Tametoki, she sat in on the classical Chinese literature lessons that her brother received, in spite of the Heian traditions against higher education for women. (Sei) Shonagan (c. 966 - c. 1013): Like Lady Murasaki, was a lady-in-waiting of th...

Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2023 Pearson Edexcel GCE In English Literature (9ET0) PAPER 1: DramaEdexcel and BTEC Qualifications Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at or . Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact u...

Instructions Plays are meant to be performed, rather than read. The purpose of dramatic arts often extends far beyond the words written on a page; staging, lighting, costumes intonation, expression , and audience experience are all part of the experience of a theatrical production. To develop your understanding of the cultural role of the dramatic arts, you will view a production of a play this week and write a reflection to explain your viewing experience. Choose a play that you would like to v...

Epic poems a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero, adventures Epistolary Poetry written and read as letters Must See! Eyewitness Captures the Moment a Pair of Male Sea Lions Attack Beach-Goers Ballads songlike poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure, romance, death and religion Elegies poems of loss that express both praise for the dead and an element of consolation Odes Poems that express strong emotions about life, evolved from son...

Critics' Quotes: Hamlet Von Goethe: Religion "All duties seem holy for Hamlet" Swinburne: Hamlet's character "The single characteristic of Hamlet's innermost nature is by no means irresolution or hesitation...but rather the strong conflux of contending forces." Bradley: Religion "Hamlet is unable to carry out the sacred duty, imposed by divine authority, of punishing an evil man by death" Samuel Johnson: Hamlet's character "Hamlet is...rather an instrument than an agent" C...

Shakespeare's Women - ANSWER-Shakespeare's women are usually all feisty, decisive and outspoken. Shortly before writing Hamlet Shakespeare wrote As You Like It which included a major part Rosalind's, with over a quarter of the plays lines. Hamlet's Problematic Women: Ophelia - ANSWER-Ophelia in the first three acts is mostly silent and submissive to assertive female figures. Her role in the play is largely passive until her madness is used dramatically in Act IV and Act V Scene 1 to creat...

Critics' Quotes: Hamlet Von Goethe: Religion "All duties seem holy for Hamlet" Swinburne: Hamlet's character "The single characteristic of Hamlet's innermost nature is by no means irresolution or hesitation...but rather the strong conflux of contending forces." Bradley: Religion "Hamlet is unable to carry out the sacred duty, imposed by divine authority, of punishing an evil man by death" Samuel Johnson: Hamlet's character "Hamlet is...rather an instrument than an agent" C...

Section 1 – Shakespeare Question Page Coriolanus 1 3 Hamlet 2 3 Measure for Measure 3 4 Richard Ill 4 4 The Tempest 5 4 Twelfth Night 6 5 Section 2 – Poetry pre-1900 Question Page Geoffrey Chaucer: The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale 7 6 John Milton: Paradise Lost Books 9 & 10 8 8 Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Selected Poems 9 9 Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Maud 10 10 Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems 11 11 3 © OCR 2023 H072/01 Jun23 Turn over Section 1 – Shakespeare Coriolanus Haml...