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GCSE English Literature · key term
The position and responsibilities of a king, including governing, protecting subjects and maintaining justice.
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Paper 1
The authority, responsibilities and qualities associated with ruling as a king.
Revise: Power and kingshipMacbeth wins the crown, but cannot provide the justice, security and care that make kingship worthwhile. His attempts to protect himself instead make Scotland increasingly unsafe.
The qualities, responsibilities and authority associated with being a king.
Build an argument about Shakespeare’s presentation of kingship, rather than retelling how Macbeth becomes king.
Part (a): analyse language, form and structure in the printed extract. Explain how particular choices present power or kingship; context earns no marks in this part.
Part (b): build an argument about kingship elsewhere in the play, supported by relevant quotations or close paraphrases. This part assesses AO1 (15 marks) and AO3 (5 marks), not language analysis.
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Paper 1
Revise: Power and kingshipDuncan, Edward the Confessor and Malcolm provide contrasting models of kingship: generosity, healing and the promise of just government.
Component 1
Revise: Power and kingshipKingship is therefore more than the prize Macbeth seeks. A ruler’s choices determine whether his country flourishes or suffers.
