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I'm slowly approaching my A2 exam for English Literature, which I feel so unready for. I have barely been getting C's in my mocks, and I feel like giving up. It's so depressing. All my other subjects I do quite well in, and I just never seem to have quite got there with English.
Does anyone else feel this way about their English Literature exam? I'm curious.
Does anyone else feel this way about their English Literature exam? I'm curious.
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I get how you feel. I'm doing A2 AQA Love Through the Ages and don't feel 100% about the exam, but hopefully with some revision and practice things will be on the up.
I get how you feel. I'm doing A2 AQA Love Through the Ages and don't feel 100% about the exam, but hopefully with some revision and practice things will be on the up.
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I find that sorting quotes into themes and learning them helps me to feel more 'ready' for the exam. I'm doing Hamlet, Revenger's Tragedy, and Donne poetry.
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I'm doing Love Through the Ages too. Why did I ever pick to study English Lit and Classics at uni 
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Gosh yes!
Whats worse is my teacher doesn't even give grades she just shouts ans tells you what wrong with it lol
I'm doing great expectations and the life of pi, you?
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Whats worse is my teacher doesn't even give grades she just shouts ans tells you what wrong with it lol
I'm doing great expectations and the life of pi, you?
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I'm studying Hamlet and the Revengers tragedy, and I'm struggling too. My main concern is finding the right quotes because I've just randomly picked some I thought would help. If anyone has any tips for revision I would appreciate it.
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I'm studying Hamlet and The Revenger's Tragedy too!
I'm not too bad with the quotes, we've been finding good quotes we can generalize to the majority of themes within class. It's the A03-Critic marks i'm lacking! I can't seem to find any decent critics anywhere!
I'm not too bad with the quotes, we've been finding good quotes we can generalize to the majority of themes within class. It's the A03-Critic marks i'm lacking! I can't seem to find any decent critics anywhere!
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(Original post by Beckie_J)
I'm studying Hamlet and The Revenger's Tragedy too!
I'm not too bad with the quotes, we've been finding good quotes we can generalize to the majority of themes within class. It's the A03-Critic marks i'm lacking! I can't seem to find any decent critics anywhere!
I'm studying Hamlet and The Revenger's Tragedy too!
I'm not too bad with the quotes, we've been finding good quotes we can generalize to the majority of themes within class. It's the A03-Critic marks i'm lacking! I can't seem to find any decent critics anywhere!
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(Original post by thecookiefreak)
You should research these critics - James Shapiro, Elaine Showalter and Richard Brucher. They are great for Revenger's Tragedy and Hamlet. Btw what sort of questions do you think will come up? I am scared!
You should research these critics - James Shapiro, Elaine Showalter and Richard Brucher. They are great for Revenger's Tragedy and Hamlet. Btw what sort of questions do you think will come up? I am scared!
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(Original post by Beckie_J)
I'm hoping one on Revenge or Death will come up, or even corruption. They are all pretty similar. Are you also doing Chaucer?
I'm hoping one on Revenge or Death will come up, or even corruption. They are all pretty similar. Are you also doing Chaucer?
what kind of things could you write about death
I know for corruption you could write about moral and physical corruption and characters like Claudius and the Duke but I'm unsure about death...
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Hey, I'm doing Hamlet and the Revenger's Tragedy too. I'd love a question on death or corruption. I think for that you can comment upon Shakespeare's use of imagery on decay and disease such as "something in rotten in the state of Demmark" or Hamlet calling Claudius a "mildewed ear" etc, saying itr reflects corruption and death. That way your sure to address AO2.
You could also maybe talk about symbolism and Yorrick's skull and the points Hamlet makes when discovering it. For the Revenger's tragedy you could talk about the Corruption of the court and for decay how the Duke is literally decaying when he is killed.
Just some ideas 😊
You could also maybe talk about symbolism and Yorrick's skull and the points Hamlet makes when discovering it. For the Revenger's tragedy you could talk about the Corruption of the court and for decay how the Duke is literally decaying when he is killed.
Just some ideas 😊
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(Original post by Beckie_J)
I'm hoping one on Revenge or Death will come up, or even corruption. They are all pretty similar. Are you also doing Chaucer?
I'm hoping one on Revenge or Death will come up, or even corruption. They are all pretty similar. Are you also doing Chaucer?
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(Original post by Harriet88)
I'm doing Chaucer, how are you finding revision?
I'm doing Chaucer, how are you finding revision?
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(Original post by suehadz)
Are you doing the wife of bath - Canterbury Tales?
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Are you doing the wife of bath - Canterbury Tales?
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(Original post by suehadz)
Are you doing the wife of bath - Canterbury Tales?
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Are you doing the wife of bath - Canterbury Tales?
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(Original post by thecookiefreak)
No I do William Blake
what kind of things could you write about death
I know for corruption you could write about moral and physical corruption and characters like Claudius and the Duke but I'm unsure about death...
No I do William Blake
what kind of things could you write about death
I know for corruption you could write about moral and physical corruption and characters like Claudius and the Duke but I'm unsure about death...
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(Original post by Harriet88)
How are you finding it?
How are you finding it?
It's the linking it with my other texts that's the issue... You?
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(Original post by suehadz)
It's not that bad, it's actually a funny story
It's the linking it with my other texts that's the issue... You?
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It's not that bad, it's actually a funny story
It's the linking it with my other texts that's the issue... You?
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I'm doing Wife of Bath with unseen poetry then Richard II with Edward II as a partner text. Really panicking about it to be honest, my teacher doesn't know what he's doing (he even admitted it).
How do you guys structure your essays?
How do you guys structure your essays?
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