A2 Lit: example Lear questions

A2 Lit - Lear character questions

1. 'A man more sinned against than sinning': Do you agree with this estimation of Lear's character?

2. 'Edmund represents no more than the inevitable fight of the young to claim the world from the old.' Discuss this viewpoint.

3. 'Unlike some antagonists, Edmund has a motive - and it's a motive which secures the sympathy of the modern audience.' To what extent do you agree?

4. 'Goneril and Regan's role in King Lear is purely to enable Lear's downfall. In themselves, there is no development or interest.' Do you agree?

5. 'It is Edgar's journey, not Lear's or Gloucester's, which is most significant for the play.' To what extent do you agree?

6. 'The Fool acts as a dramatic mechanism in the play - he is both the antithesis of Lear and the mirror image of Lear.' To what extent would you argue that this is a valid viewpoint?

 

I suggest you at least create detailed essay plans for the above questions - any essay you write I will of course mark & grade. As a guide, you should be producing an essay (or v detailed essay plan) a week on Lear at the moment.

A2 Literature - Edgar

Here's a link to the prezi used in today's lesson on Edgar: click here.

AS Comms - Groups & conformity

AS Comms - Social networking sites & self image

An interesting article on the links between poor self -image and the amount of time spent looking at images on social networking sites: click here

AS LangLit - revision prezi for Ella2, Section A

Here is the link to the Prezi used in the revision session: click here.

AS Comms - Applying the course to Facebook

Let's build a padlet page exploring how we can apply the whole of my side of the course to Facebook: Reach the Facebook padlet page by clicking here. Facebook is a great case-study that could be used to help answer lots of different questions.

A2 Lit: King Lear podcast / Revision work

Please listen to this podcast, which explains the critical reception of King Lear and how it has varied through time: King Lear podcast. This is a great revision resource - remember that audience readings is the key assessment objective for this question in the exam. The podcast is about 45 minutes long.