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GCSE English Literature · key term
A secondary storyline that develops alongside, and connects with, the main plot.
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Paper 1
A secondary storyline that connects with the main action and may mirror or contrast with it.
A secondary storyline which connects with and helps develop the main action of a play.
A secondary storyline that connects with, echoes or contrasts with the main plot.
For the whole-play essay, use Act 2 to explain developing patterns: concealed love, mistaken appearances, ambition and the growing cruelty of the subplot. There are 20 marks for AO1 and AO2, equally weighted, plus 5 for spelling, punctuation, vocabulary and sentence structures.
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A secondary storyline that develops alongside and connects with a play's main action.
A secondary storyline that connects with, contrasts with or mirrors the main storyline.
A secondary storyline that develops alongside the main plot and may connect with its events or themes.
A secondary storyline connected to the main plot. Mary and Watson’s developing romance runs alongside the investigation of her case.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A smaller, secondary storyline that develops alongside and may reflect the main action.
A secondary storyline that runs alongside and connects with the main plot.
A secondary storyline that connects with the main action of a play or novel.
A secondary storyline that accompanies, echoes or contrasts with the main storyline.
A smaller connected story within a main narrative, such as the history of the De Lacey family in Frankenstein.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Plot overviewAusten connects this main plot with other relationships: Jane and Bingley’s interrupted courtship, Charlotte’s practical marriage to Mr Collins, and Lydia’s reckless attachment to Wickham. These subplots offer contrasting ideas about what marriage should provide.
A secondary storyline that runs alongside and connects with the main plot.
A secondary storyline that connects with and contributes to the main action of a play or narrative.
Component 1
A secondary storyline that runs alongside and connects with the main plot.
Revise: Plot overviewTwelfth Night is a romantic comedy set in Illyria. Its main plot follows Viola, a shipwrecked young woman who disguises herself as a young man called Cesario. Its subplot follows the trick played on Malvolio, the steward who manages Countess Olivia’s household.
A secondary story running alongside the main plot. The scheme against Malvolio parallels the romantic plot through deception and mistaken interpretations.
A secondary storyline that develops alongside the main plot and can echo, contrast with or intersect with it.
