1. Shakespeare

How To Answer The Shakespeare Question

Part A: What The Question Is Asking

Part A: How To Get Full Marks

Part A: Mark Scheme and Model Answer

Part B: What The Question Is Asking

Part B: How To Get Full Marks

Part B: Mark Scheme and Model Answer

Hamlet

Hamlet: Plot Summary

Hamlet: Themes

Hamlet: Characters

Hamlet: Writer's Methods and Techniques

Hamlet: Interpretations

Hamlet: Key Quotations

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night: Plot Summary

Twelfth Night: Themes

Twelfth Night: Characters

Twelfth Night: Writer's Methods and Techniques

Twelfth Night: Interpretations

Twelfth Night: Key Quotations

Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure: Plot Summary

Measure for Measure: Themes

Measure for Measure: Characters

Measure for Measure: Writer's Methods and Techniques

Measure for Measure: Interpretations

Measure for Measure: Key Quotations

The Tempest

The Tempest: Plot Summary

The Tempest: Themes

The Tempest: Characters

The Tempest: Writer's Methods and Techniques

The Tempest: Interpretations

The Tempest: Key Quotations

2. Drama and Poetry Pre-1900

How To Answer The Drama and Poetry Question

What The Question Is Asking

How To Get Full Marks

Mark Scheme And Model Answer

The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi: Plot Summary

The Duchess of Malfi: Themes

The Duchess of Malfi: Characters

The Duchess of Malfi: Context

The Duchess of Malfi: What To Compare It To

The Duchess of Malfi: Interpretations

The Duchess of Malfi: Key Quotations

A Doll's House

A Doll's House: Plot Summary

A Doll's House: Themes

A Doll's House: Characters

A Doll's House: Context

A Doll's House: What To Compare It To

A Doll's House: Interpretations

A Doll's House: Key Quotations

Paradise Lost Books 9 & 10

Paradise Lost: Plot Summary

Paradise Lost: Themes

Paradise Lost: Characters

Paradise Lost: Context

Paradise Lost: What To Compare It To

Paradise Lost: Interpretations

Paradise Lost: Key Quotations

The Merchant's Prologue and Tale

The Merchant's Tale: Plot Summary

The Merchant's Tale: Themes

The Merchant's Tale: Characters

The Merchant's Tale: Context

The Merchant's Tale: What To Compare It To

The Merchant's Tale: Interpretations

The Merchant's Tale: Key Quotations

3. Comparative and Contextual Study

How To Answer The Comparative and Contextual Study Questions

Task 1: What The Question Is Asking

Task 1: How To Get Full Marks

Task 1: Mark Scheme and Model Answer

Task 2: What the Question is Asking

Task 2: How to Get Full Marks

Task 2: Mark Scheme and Model Answer

Dracula

Dracula: Plot Summary

Dracula: Themes

Dracula: Characters

Dracula: Context

Dracula: Interpretations

Dracula: What To Compare It To

Dracula: Key Quotations

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

The Bloody Chamber: Plot Summary

The Bloody Chamber: Context

The Bloody Chamber: Themes

The Bloody Chamber: Characters

The Bloody Chamber: Interpretations

The Bloody Chamber: What To Compare It To

The Bloody Chamber: Key Quotations

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale: Plot Summary

The Handmaid's Tale: Themes

The Handmaid's Tale: Characters

The Handmaid's Tale: Context

The Handmaid's Tale: Interpretations

The Handmaid's Tale: What To Compare It To

The Handmaid's Tale: Key Quotations

1984

1984: Plot Summary

1984: Themes

1984: Characters

1984: Context

1984: Interpretations

1984: What To Compare It To

1984: Key Quotations

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby: Plot Summary

The Great Gatsby: Themes

The Great Gatsby: Characters

The Great Gatsby: Context

The Great Gatsby: Interpretations

The Great Gatsby: What To Compare It To

The Great Gatsby: Key Quotations

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath: Plot Summary

The Grapes of Wrath: Themes

The Grapes of Wrath: Characters

The Grapes of Wrath: Interpretations

The Grapes of Wrath: What To Compare It To

The Grapes of Wrath: Key Quotations

The Grapes of Wrath: Context

4. The NEA: Literature Post-1900

How To Answer The NEA Questions

Task 1: Close Reading: What The Question Is Asking

Task 1: Close Reading: How To Get Full Marks

Task 1: Close Reading: Model Answer

Task 1: Re-creative Writing: What The Question Is Asking

Task 1: Re-creative Writing: How To Get Full Marks

Task 1: Re-creative Writing: Model Answer

Task 2: What The Question Is Asking

Task 2: How To Get Full Marks

Task 2: Model Answer

Study tools

• OCR A Level English Literature · Past Papers

Related links

• A Level English Literature · Revision Notes
• A Level English Literature · Past Papers