ENGLISH A LEVEL STRUCTURES

ENGLISH A LEVEL STRUCTURES

1. Hamlet PASSAGE QUESTION

   • Introduce the process of the episode... what happened before and why it is a watershed moment. Identify the TONE.
     • Language. Pick out 15 points. Make sure you mention KEY IMAGERY.
       • Form. Especially if it is a soliloquy.
         • Structure. How it progresses in tone and mood. Mention stage directions.
           • Conlusion. Always mention the ENDING! Talk about what is to come.

2. Hamlet WHOLE TEXT QUESTION

   • A01/A05
     • 4 sections based on 4 events/ideas.
       • 2 pairs of contrasting critics. 2 extra critics from different movements. 2 play versions
         • Don't forget your own alternative interpretations.

3. ADH/TMT AND GOTHIC COMPARISON

   • A01/A03/A04/A05
     • 4 SECTIONS based on comparative scenes/ideas in both texts. Can be contrasting as well as similar. Start section with overarching theme and then develop it further in relation to the two texts.
       • 2 quotes/scenes per section (NOT analysed)
         • 3/4 pieces of context per section
           • 1 critic per section
             • At least one section with critics played off each other
           • Life of the writer
           • Context at the time
           • Context it was received in i.e. contemporary interpretations
           • Other texts within genre
       • Similarly
         • Likewise
           • Moreover
       • Whilst in X it is portrayed as.. in Y, it is shown to be
         • Contrastingly
           • On the other hand

4. GOTHIC PASSAGE ANALYSIS

   • A01/A02/A03
     • 4 SECTIONS based on Gothic tropes. Go through chronologically
       • 3 quotes fully analysed per section
         • 6 Pieces of context (1.5 per section, 2 if possible)
           • Other Gothic texts
             • CASTLE OF OTRANTO
             • THE MONK
             • FRANKENSTEIN
             • VATHEK
           • Gothic critics who RECEIVED the texts
             • BOTTING AND GOTHIC TROPES
             • EDMUND BURKE SUBLIME
             • ANN RADCLIFFE
             • COLERIDGE BIOGRAFIA LITERARIA
       • ISOLATION
       • EXCESS
       • SENSORY IMAGERY
       • SUBLIME
       • SUPERNATURAL
       • PRESENCE OF PAST