Aspects of Comedy

A comprehensive list of key quotes with brief inferences from The Importance of Being Earnest, carefully selected according to the requirements of the AQA A Level English Literature B Comedy exam.

‘Comedic literature celebrates the resourcefulness and power of female characters.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Incorporating The Importance of Being Earnest and the AQA Comedy Poetry Anthology.

‘In Twelfth Night, men are presented as having a greater depth of feeling than women.’ To what extent do you agree with this view?

'Misunderstandings and deceptions are at the heart of comedies.' To what extent do you agree with this view? Incorporating The Importance of Being Earnest and the AQA Comedy Poetry Anthology

A comprehensive list of key quotes with brief inferences from the Comedy Poetry Anthology, carefully selected according to the requirements of the AQA A Level English Literature B Comedy exam.

Act 3, Scene 1; Olivia declares her love for Cesario (Viola in disguise).

‘Comedic literature entertains rather than instructs: it aims only to please.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Incorporating The Importance of Being Earnest and the AQA Comedy Poetry Anthology.

'Comedies leave readers and audiences with a final sense of joy' To what extent do you agree with this view? Incorporating The Importance of Being Earnest and the AQA Comedy Poetry Anthology.

Act 2, Scene 3; Maria devises a plan to ridicule the household's steward, Malvolio.