AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 1
- Revise: Class and wealth
A person’s position within a social hierarchy, influenced in Austen’s world by family background, titles, landownership and occupation.
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GCSE English Literature · key term
A person’s position within society, shaped by factors such as birth, title, wealth and occupation.
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Paper 1
A person’s position within a social hierarchy, influenced in Austen’s world by family background, titles, landownership and occupation.
Paper 1
A person’s position in society, shaped by factors such as birth, title, wealth and occupation.
Distinguish social rank, wealth and good manners: Austen repeatedly shows that they do not necessarily coincide.
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‘Degree’ means social rank; ‘estate’ concerns wealth or position. The list presents marriage as a comparison of qualifications rather than an expression of love.
Paper 1
A person’s position within a social hierarchy, influenced by birth, wealth, occupation and family connections.
Component 1
Revise: Social class and ambitionShakespeare separates social rank, present wealth and personal merit: they do not always coincide.