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English Literature
Edexcel GCSE English Literature
Shakespeare
Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0 · 1.1
Shakespeare
Paper 1
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Paper 1 Section A: one two-part question on the Shakespeare play studied.
1.1
Macbeth
Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
The witches
Macduff
Duncan and Malcolm
Ambition
Power and kingship
The supernatural
Guilt
Appearance and reality
Masculinity and gender
Writer's methods
Key quotations
1.1
The Tempest
Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Prospero
Ariel
Caliban
Miranda and Ferdinand
Antonio and Sebastian
Gonzalo and Alonso
Stephano and Trinculo
Power and control
Colonisation
Usurpation and kingship
Magic and illusion
Revenge and forgiveness
Writer's methods
Key quotations
1.1
Romeo and Juliet
Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Romeo
Juliet
Mercutio
Tybalt
Friar Laurence
The Nurse
Lord and Lady Capulet
Love
Conflict and violence
Fate and free will
Family and marriage
Youth and age
Writer's methods
Key quotations
1.1
Much Ado About Nothing
Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Beatrice
Benedick
Claudio
Hero
Don Pedro and Don John
Leonato
Dogberry and the watch
Love and marriage
Deception and appearances
Honour and reputation
Gender
Social status
Writer's methods
Key quotations
1.1
Twelfth Night
Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Viola
Orsino
Olivia
Malvolio
Sir Toby, Sir Andrew and Maria
Feste
Sebastian and Antonio
Love and marriage
Gender and identity
Deception and madness
Social class and ambition
Festivity and melancholy
Writer's methods
Key quotations
1.1
The Merchant of Venice
Context
Plot overview
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Shylock
Antonio
Portia
Bassanio
Jessica
Gratiano and Nerissa
Prejudice and antisemitism
Mercy, justice and the law
Money and trade
Love and marriage
Friendship and loyalty
Appearance and reality
Writer's methods
Key quotations
1.1
Answering the Shakespeare question
Macbeth exam question
The Tempest exam question
Romeo and Juliet exam question
Much Ado About Nothing exam question
Twelfth Night exam question
The Merchant of Venice exam question
Practise with past papers
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