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GCSE English Literature · key term
A person who suffers or dies for a religious belief or principle. Jane’s comparison of Helen to a martyr presents her endurance as courageous.
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Paper 1
A person who suffers or dies for their religious faith or principles.
Revise: Helen Burns and Miss TempleJane narrates: “It was as if a martyr, a hero, had passed a slave or victim, and imparted strength in the transit” (Chapter 7).
Paper 2
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Jane narrates: “It was as if a martyr, a hero, had passed a slave or victim, and imparted strength in the transit.”
Paper 1
A person who suffers or dies for a religious belief or principle. Jane’s comparison of Helen to a martyr presents her endurance as courageous rather than weak.
Revise: Helen Burns and Miss TempleJane narrates, “It was as if a martyr, a hero, had passed a slave or victim, and imparted strength in the transit.”
Component 2
A person who suffers or dies for a religious belief or other deeply held principle.
Revise: Helen Burns and Miss TempleJane narrates, “It was as if a martyr, a hero, had passed a slave or victim, and imparted strength in the transit.”
