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OCR A Level English Literature Revision Notes

Exam code: H472

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1. Shakespeare

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: Plot Summary

Hamlet: Characters

Hamlet: Writer's Methods and Techniques

Hamlet: Interpretations

Hamlet: Key Quotations

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: 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: 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

What The Question Is Asking

How To Get Full Marks

Mark Scheme And Model Answer

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: 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: 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 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

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: Plot Summary

Dracula: Themes

Dracula: Characters

Dracula: Context

Dracula: Interpretations

Dracula: What To Compare It To

Dracula: Key Quotations

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: 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: Plot Summary

1984: Characters

1984: Interpretations

1984: What To Compare It To

1984: Key Quotations

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: 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

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

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