LITA3 AQA A A2 English Literature exam 15th June 2010

If it is Drama I will be soo happy. I know Streetcar and Doll's House like the back of my hand.

Prose however... I've only learnt one text in full (Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit) and I think I'm gonna do a couple of extracts. I only really plan on bringing in 2/3 wider readings per question - or less

a technical question- does Chaucer's 'The Miller's Tale' count as prose or poetry? (its written in verse so it resembles an epic like 'Paradise Lost').

Also, anyone got any good prose references? I have only actually read three novels specific to the subject (Birdsong, Color Purple and Enduring Love), but have extracts on Wuthering Heights ans Sense and Sensibility, have studied them and know them quite well (saw the film version of the latter on 4 last night

5 seems somewhat lacking in comparasion to all the poetry and drama references I have, any ideas?

Does this look liked enough wider reading to cover both questions to you guys? I've done more but I can't remember everything If you notice any flaws, please point them out

Prose:

1984 – George Orwell (Modern)
Wise Children – Angela Carter (Modern)
The Color Purple – Alice Walker (Post Modern)
Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte (Victorian)
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald (Modern)
Emma – Jane Austen (Romanticism)

Drama:

A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee Williams (Modern)
Hamlet – William Shakespeare (Renaissance)
A Doll’s House – Henrik Ibsen (Victorian)
Antony & Cleopatra – Shakespeare (Renaissance)
The Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar Wilde (Victorian)

Poetry:

The Franklin’s Tale – Chaucer (Middle English)
Sonnet 18 – Shakespeare (Renaissance)
On My First Sonne – Ben Jonson (Renaissance)
A Romantic Letter (Don John) – Lord Byron (Romanticism)
Love without Hope – Robert Graves (Modern)
A Dedication to My Wife – T.S. Elliot (Modern)
To His Coy Mistress – Andrew Marvell (Restoration)
Red – Ted Hughes (Post Modern)
She Walks In Beauty – Lord Byron (Romanticism)
If Thou – Elizabeth Browning (Victorian)

Does this look liked enough wider reading to cover both questions to you guys? I've done more but I can't remember everything If you notice any flaws, please point them out

Prose:

1984 – George Orwell (Modern)
Wise Children – Angela Carter (Modern)
The Color Purple – Alice Walker (Post Modern)
Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte (Victorian)
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald (Modern)
Emma – Jane Austen (Romanticism)

Drama:

A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee Williams (Modern)
Hamlet – William Shakespeare (Renaissance)
A Doll’s House – Henrik Ibsen (Victorian)
Antony & Cleopatra – Shakespeare (Renaissance)
The Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar Wilde (Victorian)

Poetry:

The Franklin’s Tale – Chaucer (Middle English)
Sonnet 18 – Shakespeare (Renaissance)
On My First Sonne – Ben Jonson (Renaissance)
A Romantic Letter (Don John) – Lord Byron (Romanticism)
Love without Hope – Robert Graves (Modern)
A Dedication to My Wife – T.S. Elliot (Modern)
To His Coy Mistress – Andrew Marvell (Restoration)
Red – Ted Hughes (Post Modern)
She Walks In Beauty – Lord Byron (Romanticism)
If Thou – Elizabeth Browning (Victorian)

This probably sounds extremely stupid, but is Austen later romantic or victorian? Or something else?

I have:

Prose
Enduring Love
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Women in Love
The Color Purple
The Handmaid's Tale
Shipping News
A History of The World in 101/2 Chapters

Drama:
Othello
All My Sons
Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Crucible
Top Girls
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
A View from The Bridge

and way too much poetry!
If anyone wants any quotes or anything from those just let me know

I have:

Prose
Enduring Love
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Women in Love
The Color Purple
The Handmaid's Tale
Shipping News
A History of The World in 101/2 Chapters

Drama:
Othello
All My Sons
Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Crucible
Top Girls
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
A View from The Bridge

and way too much poetry!
If anyone wants any quotes or anything from those just let me know

Hey, could you give me any ideas/ quotes for the importance of being earnest, a view from the bridge and the color purple and wuthering heights? I hope thats not too much, am feeling a little terrified and unprepared!

Anyone got any pointers on how to structure the essay? I've been told there's two ways, one involves analysing one source, then another, compare them, then bring in wider reading. The other is where you compare throughout, dipping into your wider reading as you need it?

I dont know if you want to PM me but im doing a few the same as me and just wondering what Themes, Important parts and quote you have down for:

1. Wuthering Heights
2. The Colour Purple
3.Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
4.The Importance of Being Earnest

Thanks

Anyone got any pointers on how to structure the essay? I've been told there's two ways, one involves analysing one source, then another, compare them, then bring in wider reading. The other is where you compare throughout, dipping into your wider reading as you need it?

Anyone got any pointers on how to structure the essay? I've been told there's two ways, one involves analysing one source, then another, compare them, then bring in wider reading. The other is where you compare throughout, dipping into your wider reading as you need it?

I've posted some quotes for 1. 2. and 4. just above

Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf- Edward Albee, 1960s drama
I've just noted down a few ideas about the marriage of Martha and George. Despite the fact that they're married, their relationship seems to be quite dysfunctional. George tells Martha that she is chewing her ice cubes "like a cocker spaniel". The animal imagery used by Albee could show the audience that George doesn't respect Martha and constantly wants to put her down. Equally, Martha tells George "that's what I like most about you... your anger". This is the most positive thing she says about him and suggests that she wishes he was more masculine.