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IGCSE English Literature notes on An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley. Includes context notes on Priestley, and time of writing. Also includes notes on the form and structure of the play and character quotes and notes: Mr. Birling, Mrs. Birling, Sheila, Eric, Gerald, and the Inspector.

IGCSE English Literature notes on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Includes context notes on language, religion, Shakespeare's sources and improvements, Greek tragedy, fate, humanism, women, love, revenge, duels, and theatre. Also includes character quotes: Prince, Friar, Tybalt, Benvolio, Mercutio, Paris, Montague, Lady Montague, Chorus, Nurse, and of course, Romeo and Juliet.

IGCSE English Literature notes on Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Includes context notes on the American Dream, racism, The Great Depression, Fate, the Dustbowl, and women. Also includes quotes and notes from characters: Candy, Curley's wife, Curley, George Milton, Lennie Small, Crooks, and Slim.

IGCSE English Literature notes for the unseen poem section. Includes notes on poetry, rhythm, meter, rhyme, form, and structure. Also includes the best essay structure for unseen poetry essays with a detailed breakdown of paragraphs, the introduction, and the conclusion.

Essays on Poems of the Decade anthology 1) Comparison essay - an exploration of childhood (To My Nine-Year-Old Self and An Easy Passage) 2) Presentation of masculinity in Chainsaw Versus The Pampas Grass by Simon Armitage

Context essays for Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 1) Comparison to the Book of Genesis 2) The Romantic Movement

Exam-style question: Compare the way in which poets explore childhood in “To My Nine-Year-Old Self” by Helen Dunmore and one other poem of your choice. Comparison essay question of "To My Nine-Year-Old Self" by Helen Dunmore and "An Easy Passage" by Julia Copus based on Poems of the Decade anthology. Mark received - 21/25

Essay question: Do you think the poet is celebrating or critiquing masculinity? A particular version or idea of masculinity? Discuss with reference to Form, Language, etc. Based on anthology, Poems of the Decade, on poem Chainsaw Versus The Pampas Grass by Simon Armitage Mark received - 17/20

Essay question: In what way is Frankenstein a ‘nightmare version’ of the story of the creation of Man in the Book of Genesis? Based on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Mark received 13/15