William shakespeare Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A well organized document containing notes on The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, for your exam This includes: - Background information on Venice, The Globe theatre and William Shakespeare -A detailed character list -Plot and Setting of each scene - Portia's suitors and Casket test - All themes evident in each scene -Figures of speech explained form each scene -Vocabulary from act 1 - 4

[written by an 80%+ matric IEB student] I have created a summary of The Tempest that includes in-depth discussions surrounding characters and themes as well as their relation to one another. I have also discussed symbols and the characters to which they belong. I have discussed the themes in detail and have aided them with quotes. This document also includes an extensive quote bank that will hopefully aid your understanding of the play.

A collection of quotes from Shakespeare's 'King Lear' organised by theme. Helpful for creating essay plans, writing essays, or creating flashcards off of in preparation for exams. Themes are: justice, authority/kingship/power, family relationships, age and generational divide/mortality etc.

AQA AS ENGLISH LITERATURE B Paper 1A Literary genres: Drama: Aspects of tragedy Thursday 18 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 12-page answer book. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7716/1A. • Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. • You must ans...

MACBETH ACT 1 REVIEW ACTUAL WRITTEN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK (MACBETH WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 2023) Where do the witches plan to meet again? Why? When? What is the atmosphere? What is the last line? What does it mean - "Fair is foul and foul is fair" - With whom is Scotland at war? - What does Macbeth do to the rebel Macdonwald? - What has the Thane of Cawdor done? What is his punishment? Why does Duncan give the title Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth - ...

A* AQA ENGLISH LITERATURE OTHELLO ESSAY - Specimen Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Othello’s virtue and valour ultimately make him admirable.’

A* AQA ENGLISH LITERATURE OTHELLO ESSAY - 2020 Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Cassio is a tragic innocent ensnared in Iago’s plot.’

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fo...

A* AQA ENGLISH LITERATURE OTHELLO ESSAY -2018 Othello – William Shakespeare ‘Ultimately it is hard to see Emilia as anything other than a tragic victim'

Here’s a full breakdown of ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare, tailored towards GCSE / IGCSE students but also useful for those studying at a higher level. Enjoy! Includes: THE POEM VOCABULARY STORY/SUMMARY SPEAKER/VOICE LANGUAGE STRUCTURE/FORM CONTEXT THEMES