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English Literature
OCR GCSE English Literature
Shakespeare
OCR GCSE English Literature · J352 · 2c
Shakespeare
Paper 2
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Component 02 Section B: one essay on the Shakespeare play studied, from a choice of two questions.
2c
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
2c
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
2c
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
2c
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
2c
Answering the Shakespeare question
The extract-based question
The discursive question
Practise with past papers
Key terms & definitions
