Originally posted on Khambay's Words, Words, Words: Searching for the Gothic in Dickens’ Christmas classic! ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a classic Christmas story, as it encompasses all that should be at the heart of Christmas. Love, joy, family… and…
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Elements of the Gothic in the Pardoner’s Tale
A short screen cast can be found by following this link... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18050380/EE_Movie_281212-1103.mp4 It is intended as a stimulus for students studying the Pardoner for AQA LitB3. Read More "Elements of the Gothic in the Pardoner’s Tale"
The Pardoner at Year 13
An introduction to the Pardoner's Tale aimed at students sitting AQA Lit B3. This is intended as an overview and a platform to encourage further reading and research. It is not guaranteed to be "correct"! Jonathan Peel SGS 2012 The …
Elements of the gothic links
Year 13: http://mmcpurpleprose.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2011-05-12T06:37:00%2B01:00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true This is a blog linked from the TES website. Have a look, treat it with respect and keep thinking... Read More "Elements of the gothic links"
Suggestions about approaching a “setting” essay.
USE OF SETTING ESSAYS: Many students seem to see use of setting essays as an excuse to write as much as they can about the plot of the novel, whilst opening each paragraph with a comment reflecting the location of …
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Macbeth the “dead butcher”
A response to Malcolm's epithet - often used as a source for examination questions... When Malcolm refers to Macbeth as a “dead butcher” (V.ix.35), the point is clear: the events of the play have been created and undertaken by a …
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