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  1. How does Priestly present Sheila Birling?

    • Word count: 754
    • Submitted: 31/05/2017

  2. Tybalt and Anger in "Romeo and Juliet".

    • Word count: 624
    • Submitted: 21/05/2017

  3. How does Priestley present the different generations in "An Inspector Calls"?

    • Word count: 970
    • Submitted: 19/05/2017

  4. How does Russell present superstition as a driving force in Blood Brothers?

    • Word count: 419
    • Submitted: 18/05/2017

  5. How has John Donne treated the theme of love in his poem Lovers Infiniteness?

    • Word count: 1100
    • Submitted: 14/05/2017

  6. Explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a character out of control.

    • Word count: 592
    • Submitted: 17/04/2017

  7. Consider William Blakes presentation of love in the poem The Clod and the Pebble.

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    • Submitted: 03/04/2017

  8. Given that Eddie Carbone only ever explicitly expresses his passions and desires once in the play, how does Arthur Miller make them so memorable?

    • Word count: 700
    • Submitted: 03/04/2017

  9. In the poems half-cast by John Agard and No problem by Benjamin Zephaniah the poets similarly express their views of racism and prejudice.

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    • Submitted: 19/03/2017

  10. In his play All My Sons, Arthur Miller makes the moment of George Deevers arrival highly dramatic

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    • Submitted: 02/03/2017
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GCSE English Literature

GCSE English Literature will introduce you to some of the greatest works by writers from both the modern era and from the past. You'll bestudying dramatic works, poetry and prose and analysing how they were written, what they say about the times in which they were written, and the devices that the writers used to tell their story effectively.

Quite which examples you'll be reading and studying depends on the specification you are entered for and what choices your teachers make but you'll definitely be studying a Shakespeare play. Studying the subject allows you to build strong skills of analysis, evaluation, critical thinking and literacy; qualities which are extremely valuable infurther study and in the world of work.

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