In Yr 13, the Shakespeare play "Othello" will be studied. You will read and analyse the play in depth. By term 2, you will be able to explore other critics' interpretations of the play, a key bridging task to University-level study.
Essays based on exam criteria
Shakespeare uses dramatic irony in this play, which is when the audience knows something which characters in the play do not. Dramatic irony is often used to make the audience more involved - we know what is happening but feel powerless to do anything.
Conflict is the essence of dramatic story telling and is at the centre of all dramas. Without conflict, there can be no drama. Like most of the conflict in Shakespearean comedies, in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', conflict is mostly silly and petty.
After the tension created in a play has reached its climax, the resolution is where the conflict is all resolved. In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', love prevails and resolves all the issues, ensuring that all the characters are content with the result.
Machiavellianism is the political theory of Niccolò Machiavelli, especially the view that any means can be used if it is necessary to maintain political power. Refers to someone cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics.
A play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character. Also an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
The discrimination against people on the basis of their ethnic origins.
We explore themes of race, gender, possession, and betrayal.
In Yr 13, the Shakespeare play "Othello" will be studied. You will read and analyse the play in depth. By term 2, you will be able to explore other critics' interpretations of the play, a key bridging task to University-level study.
You will also begin in-depth study of a collection of poems from before the Twentieth Century.
Essays based on exam criteria
Literary criticism is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of works of literature. Literary criticism is essentially an opinion, supported by evidence, relating to theme, style, setting or historical or political context.
Giving their name to something. "The eponymous hero of the play"
Ideas, characters, imagery etc. referencing another famous book, poem, play etc.
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities; using objects, colours, characters etc. to stand for something else.
The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood. Consider here the relationship 'Othello' holds with Cinthio's play and also the year it was written of 1603.
As term 1
You will complete your study of poetry from an earlier period. This will be complemented by the study of unseen, more modern poems.
Selection of essays
Liability or tendency to change
The relationship between literary texts
Nobility of spirit
Sovereignty, supreme power or authority.
The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
Study of the early Christian writers.
A quality that evokes pity or sadness.
Exaggeration of striking features to create comic or gruesome effect.
The poems selected are chosen for their special place in our literary heritage.
At this stage your teachers will review the entire two year course, revising all texts and setting regular exam tasks to build up your stamina and skills.
You will be supported in your revision by your class teachers.
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