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Eduqas GCSE English Literature
19th-century prose
Eduqas GCSE English Literature · C720 · 2.2
19th-century prose
Paper 2
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Component 2 Section B: one essay on the novel studied.
2.2
A Christmas Carol
Context
Plot overview
Stave One
Stave Two
Stave Three
Stave Four
Stave Five
Scrooge
Marley's Ghost
The Ghost of Christmas Past
The Ghost of Christmas Present
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim
Fred
Social responsibility
Poverty and wealth
Redemption
Christmas and family
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.2
Silas Marner
Context
Plot overview
Chapters 1 to 3: Silas and the Cass brothers
Chapters 4 to 10: the stolen gold
Chapters 11 to 15: Eppie comes to Silas
Chapters 16 to 18: sixteen years later
Chapters 19 to 21 and the Conclusion
Silas Marner
Eppie
Godfrey Cass
Nancy Lammeter
Dolly Winthrop
Dunstan Cass and Molly Farren
Isolation and community
Religion and faith
Money and wealth
Parents and children
Social class
Secrets and consequences
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.2
The War of the Worlds
Context
Plot overview
Book One, Chapters 1 to 6: the Martians arrive
Book One, Chapters 7 to 13: the fighting begins
Book One, Chapters 14 to 17: the exodus from London
Book Two, Chapters 1 to 5: trapped with the curate
Book Two, Chapters 6 to 10: dead London and the Epilogue
The narrator
The Martians
The curate
The artilleryman
The narrator's brother and the Elphinstones
The narrator's wife
Imperialism and colonisation
Science and evolution
Religion and faith
Civilisation and the breakdown of order
War and violence
Human complacency and humility
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.2
Pride and Prejudice
Context
Plot overview
Chapters 1 to 12
Chapters 13 to 23
Chapters 24 to 35
Chapters 36 to 46
Chapters 47 to 52
Chapters 53 to 61
Elizabeth Bennet
Mr Darcy
Mr and Mrs Bennet
Jane Bennet and Mr Bingley
Mr Collins and Charlotte Lucas
Wickham and Lydia
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Pride and prejudice
Love and marriage
Class and wealth
Women and gender
Family and reputation
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.2
Jane Eyre
Context
Plot overview
Chapters 1 to 4: Gateshead
Chapters 5 to 10: Lowood
Chapters 11 to 27: Thornfield
Chapters 28 to 35: Moor House
Chapters 36 to 38: Ferndean
Jane Eyre
Mr Rochester
Bertha Mason
St John Rivers
Helen Burns and Miss Temple
Mrs Reed and Mr Brocklehurst
Gender and independence
Social class
Religion
Love and marriage
Passion and reason
The supernatural
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.2
Jekyll and Hyde
Context
Plot overview
Chapters 1 to 3
Chapters 4 and 5
Chapters 6 to 8
Chapter 9: Dr Lanyon's Narrative
Chapter 10: Henry Jekyll's Full Statement
Dr Jekyll
Mr Hyde
Mr Utterson
Dr Lanyon
Enfield and Poole
Duality
Science and religion
Reputation and secrecy
Violence
Writer's methods
Key quotations
2.2
Answering the 19th-century prose question
A Christmas Carol exam question
Silas Marner exam question
The War of the Worlds exam question
Pride and Prejudice exam question
Jane Eyre exam question
Jekyll and Hyde exam question
Practise with past papers
Key terms & definitions
