AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 1
Revise: ContextThis dramatic compression makes one event seem to unleash the next with frightening speed. The conspirators scarcely have time to establish their version of the killing before Antony overturns it. Shakespeare turns historical developments into an urgent demonstration of how quickly political control can collapse.
- Revise: Plot overview
The shortening or combining of events and time intervals to create a more concentrated dramatic action.