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GCSE English Literature · key term
A temporary leader of Christmas revelries who presided over entertainment and festive disorder.
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Paper 1
A temporary leader of Christmas festivities who presided over games, entertainment and revelry.
Revise: ContextA Lord of Misrule presided over the revelry.
A temporary leader of Christmas revels who presided over entertainment and festive disorder, sometimes reversing normal relationships of authority.
Read festivity as an interpretive lens: Sir Toby resembles a Lord of Misrule figure, while Feste’s licence to joke allows him to challenge his social superiors. Explain the effects of their words and behaviour.
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Component 1
Revise: ContextA Lord of Misrule presided over festive entertainment.
A temporary leader of Christmas festivities whose mock authority allowed ordinary rules and hierarchies to be overturned.
