More comparative A2 coursework indecision.
Watch this threadPage 1 of 1
Skip to page:
Gibus_pyro
Badges:
7
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#1
So I'm still trying to decide what i want to do for my A2 eng lit coursework.
My ideals so far are:
1)Oedipus Rex and Macbeth. discussing the amount of influence tragic heroes have on their own fate and how much their fate is predetermined and inevitable.
2) Antigone and King Lear, discussing the role of daughters tragedy.
3) Edward II and something (suggestions please) discussing the importance of relationships between men. I love Edward II and I was considering even discussing literary homo-eroticism in pre 18th century work, but i'm not sure what other play i would use.
what do people think? do any of these immediately jump out as good or bad ideas? and can anyone suggest something to compare to Edward II?
My ideals so far are:
1)Oedipus Rex and Macbeth. discussing the amount of influence tragic heroes have on their own fate and how much their fate is predetermined and inevitable.
2) Antigone and King Lear, discussing the role of daughters tragedy.
3) Edward II and something (suggestions please) discussing the importance of relationships between men. I love Edward II and I was considering even discussing literary homo-eroticism in pre 18th century work, but i'm not sure what other play i would use.
what do people think? do any of these immediately jump out as good or bad ideas? and can anyone suggest something to compare to Edward II?
0
reply
Changing Skies
Badges:
22
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#2
merqoperatic
Badges:
4
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#3
Report
#3
(Original post by Gibus_pyro)
So I'm still trying to decide what i want to do for my A2 eng lit coursework.
My ideals so far are:
1)Oedipus Rex and Macbeth. discussing the amount of influence tragic heroes have on their own fate and how much their fate is predetermined and inevitable.
So I'm still trying to decide what i want to do for my A2 eng lit coursework.
My ideals so far are:
1)Oedipus Rex and Macbeth. discussing the amount of influence tragic heroes have on their own fate and how much their fate is predetermined and inevitable.
2) Antigone and King Lear, discussing the role of daughters tragedy.
3) Edward II and something (suggestions please) discussing the importance of relationships between men. I love Edward II and I was considering even discussing literary homo-eroticism in pre 18th century work, but i'm not sure what other play i would use.
1
reply
The Empire Odyssey
Badges:
21
Rep:
?
You'll earn badges for being active around the site. Rep gems come when your posts are rated by other community members.
#4
Report
#4
(Original post by Gibus_pyro)
So I'm still trying to decide what i want to do for my A2 eng lit coursework.
My ideals so far are:
1)Oedipus Rex and Macbeth. discussing the amount of influence tragic heroes have on their own fate and how much their fate is predetermined and inevitable.
2) Antigone and King Lear, discussing the role of daughters tragedy.
3) Edward II and something (suggestions please) discussing the importance of relationships between men. I love Edward II and I was considering even discussing literary homo-eroticism in pre 18th century work, but i'm not sure what other play i would use.
what do people think? do any of these immediately jump out as good or bad ideas? and can anyone suggest something to compare to Edward II?
So I'm still trying to decide what i want to do for my A2 eng lit coursework.
My ideals so far are:
1)Oedipus Rex and Macbeth. discussing the amount of influence tragic heroes have on their own fate and how much their fate is predetermined and inevitable.
2) Antigone and King Lear, discussing the role of daughters tragedy.
3) Edward II and something (suggestions please) discussing the importance of relationships between men. I love Edward II and I was considering even discussing literary homo-eroticism in pre 18th century work, but i'm not sure what other play i would use.
what do people think? do any of these immediately jump out as good or bad ideas? and can anyone suggest something to compare to Edward II?
As someone already said, homo-eroticism in pre-18th century work is a very BIG area to look at for an A2 coursework. It would be good for a 3rd year Lit student doing a dissertation. But you're doing coursework, not an investigation. "The importance of male relationships" is too broad. Narrow it down to a specific type of relationship, brotherhood, father-son relationships, paternal love, homo-erotic relationship. If I had to do my A2 coursework again, instead of exploring morality, I so would have based it on male sexual desire. Not homo-erotic literature, because that's explicit/graphic which perhaps the exam board wouldn't allow.
So I'm understanding you have to compare two plays? Why not focus on male sexual desire, or male sexual relationships, instead of being very specific of pre-18th century lit. You won't have enough words for a 3000 worded essay. Angels in America is a post-post modern play that is a very good play. Can you not compare with novels or poems?
0
reply
X
Page 1 of 1
Skip to page:
Quick Reply
Back
to top
to top