AQA A-Level: Specification

love and history

historicist approach

focus of specification is very much upon the Historical Context of the literary text, and how the text connects to the social, economic, political and religious moments of its production

in summaries we see this issue is highlighted under the title Love, Historical Context and Historicism

love is always linked to history

when it comes to considering this text, should always be concerned with locating the text within history and how love is depicted during that particular phase

type of literary text

tragedy

tragedy usually results in the death of one or more characters in the text

we not only see the tragedy of individual characters, but also the wider society imagined in the play

the play exhibits many characteristics of a typical tragedy

applying ideas

note the significance and implications off tragedy and tragic moments within the text

reading the text

think about dramatic structure and how it unfolds as the drama is performed

audience responses

structure

this is because writers spend a great deal of time considering structure as this has a major impact on the reader/audience (both in the play and individual scenes)

also prioritise the issue of structure over smaller issue of form and language

thus focus on writing on this area rather than the minituia of language and form

will gain many more marks by doing this

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