English Literature Paper 1 Flashcards
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Answer Structure
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- Intro (In (‘Literature’), (Writer) presents … as … ; through …
- One example of … is how … is conveyed as …
- In the extract, … states that ‘…’, this phrase tells us that …
- Dickens/Shakespear’s usage of the (terminology) ‘…’ implies that …
- He intends for the (Audience) to reflect on the fact that at the time …
- (Link back to question)
- (3 paragraphs, 1 on extract, 2 on whole piece if possible)
- Overall, (Writer) presents … as … . throughout the (Literature), (Writer) encourages audiences to …
- 40 minutes
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Quotes in A Christmas Carol
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- As solidary as an oister (Narrator to audience talking about Scrooge in Stave 1)
- What reason have you to be merry when you are poor enough (Scrooge to Fred talking about Christmas in Stave 1)
- A time for finding yourself older and not a penny richer (Scrooge to Fred talking about Christmas in Stave 1)
- Many times I have found good and have not profited, Christmas being one (Fred to Scrooge talking about Christmas in Stave 1)
- Are there no prisons or workouses? (Scrooge to the charity collectors talking about employment for the poor in Stave 1)
- They had better die and decrease the surplus population (Scrooge to the charity collectors about employment and the poor in Stave 1)
- Can you sit down then? (Scrooge to Marley’s spirit in his home in Stave 1)
- Can’t I see them at once to have it over? (Scrooge to Marley’s spirit talking about him seeing 3 spirits in Stave 1)
- Remember the way? I could walk it blindfold! (Scrooge to the Ghost of Christmas Past talking about his old village and home in Stave 2)
- Poor, poor boy - (Scrooge to the Ghost of Christmas Past talking about his old village and home in Stave 2)
- Another idol has displaced me, a golden one (Belle to Scrooge talking about his greed for money in Stave 2)
- Spirit, haunt me no longer! (Scrooge to the Ghost of Christmas Past talking about his past in Stave 2)
- Come in and know me better man! (Ghost of Christmas Past to Scrooge talking about meeting each other in Stave 3)
- Tim’s as good as gold and better (Bob Cratchet to Mrs Chatchet talking about Tiny Tim is Stave 3)
- I see a vacant seat and crutch without an owner (Ghost of Christmas Present to Scrooge talking about Tiny Tim’s possible death in Stave 3)
- God bless us, eveyone (Tiny Tim to his whole family talking about Christmas dinner in Stave 3)
- Do these children have no refuge? (Scrooge to Ghost of Christmas Present talking about the children ignorance and want in Stave 3)
- I thought he’d never die (A man to two other’s talking about Scrooge’s future death in Stave 4)
- He frightened everyone away in the time that he was alive (Mrs.Dilber to Joe talking about Scrooge’s future death in Stave 4)
- Spirit, I will honour Christmas in all my heart and keep it all year (Scrooge to Ghost of Christmas yet to come talking about his redemption in Stave 4)
- Repetition of fine fellow (Scrooge to a young boy talking about buying him a turkey in Stave 5)
- Scrooge became as good a man the city had even known (Narrator to audience talking about Scrooge in Stave 5)
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Context in a Christmas Carol
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- Dickens Life: Dickens was socially conscious of the working class having been one after his father was put into a debtors’ prison and he had to work full time in a factory at 12
- Poverty: Scrooge’s beliefs about the surplus population come from Thomas Malthus, an economist, who believed the growth in population leads to poverty as there isn’t enough supplies for people
- Christmas and Religion: Victorian Christmas views are represented in the Ghost of Christmas Present as he sits on a throne of Christmas food linking it to celebration. Marley’s ghost lives in a state of purgartory having not lived a good Christan life which many Victorians were strict about.
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Context in The Merchnat of Venice
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- Anti-Semitism: Judaism was outlawed in England around 1290, with Jews facing severe punishment and expulsion. This historical context forms the foundation of the religious conflict in the play. Shylocks character is an exaggeration of jewish stereotypes adopted by anti-semetists of the Shaksperia era.
- Sexism: Women were taught to be submissive, obedient and dependent on the men in their lives particularly their husbands, such as Portia and her marriage situation.
- Jusice: Elizabethan England, an extremely Christian country, would greatly consider the importance of justice in the play. Christians ask for justice to be brought about in order to save Antonio but don’t show justice to Shylock so don’t show true values of it.
- Money: Shakespeare introduced money into the plot of Merchant of Venice for the audience to consider the honour each character holds, Portia being willing to give some of her many riches away, Bassanio in constant need of money and Shylocks desire for money but also his honour and desire for revenge.
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Quotes in The Merchant of Venice
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- In sooth I know not why I am so sad (Antonio, Act 1). Opens an unanswered question either about is lost goods or love for Bassanio.
- To you, Antonio, I owe the most in money and in love (Bassanio, Act 1). Shows Antonio has given him more love and money than he has recieved back.
- You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog and spit upon me (Shylock, Act 1). Antonio hates him for being a different religion and being an interest charging buisnessman is called usury and considered theft by him.
- All that glisters is not gold (Morocco, Act 2). He tries to choose the correct casket by stating that you can’t tell true nature by exterior.
- If you prick us to we not bleed? (Shylock, Act 3). Shylock tries to find correlation between him and the Christians stating that as he is human just like them then he is of the same dignity.
- I’ll have my bond, speak not against my bond (Shylock, Act 3). Shylock is determined to seek revenge against Antonio by killing him and nothing will stop him from achieving this.
- The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as gentle rain from heaven. (Portia, Acts 4) She tries to persuade Shylock by making a link to mercy which is a key idea in both the Jewish and Christian faith which Shylcok may listen to.
