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AQA GCSE Shakespeare Revision

The AQA English Literature GCSE consists of two written papers. Paper 1 (40% of the GCSE grade) has a one hour and 45 minute time-limit and assesses students' knowledge of 19th century and Shakespearean literature. Paper 2 (60%) has two hour and 15 minute time-limit and focuses on modern texts (prose or drama), a poetry cluster from the AQA anthology (either War & Conflict or Love & Relationships) and unseen poetry. Both exams are closed-book which means that students will need to learn quotations as they will not be allowed to refer to set texts in the exam.

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Reading Shakespeare: An Introduction to Romeo and Juliet

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Reading Shakespeare: Macbeth (1 - The Plot)

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Reading Shakespeare: Macbeth (2) - Brave Macbeth (Act I, Scene 2)

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Analyse Key Quotations and their Impact in 'Macbeth'

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Analyse Key Quotations in 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Analyse Key Quotations in 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Analyse Key Quotations in 'The Merchant of Venice'

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Analyse Key Quotations in 'The Tempest'

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Analyse the role of key characters and their development in 'Macbeth'

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Analyse the Role of Key Characters and Their Development in 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Analyse the Role of Key Characters and Their Development in 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Analyse the Role of Key Characters and their Development in 'The Merchant of Venice'

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Analyse the Role of Key Characters and their Development in 'The Tempest'

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Evaluate How Themes are Presented in 'Macbeth'

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Evaluate Key Characters and their Development in 'Macbeth'

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Evaluate Key Characters and Their Development in 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Evaluate Key Characters and Their Development in 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Evaluate Key Characters and Their Development in 'The Merchant of Venice'

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Evaluate Key Characters and their Development in 'The Tempest'

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Evaluate Key Quotations and their Impact in 'Macbeth'

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Evaluate Key Quotations and Their Impact in 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Evaluate Key Quotations and their Impact in 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Evaluate Key Quotations and their Impact in 'The Merchant of Venice'

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Evaluate Key Quotations and their Impact in 'The Tempest'

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Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Presentation of Themes in 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Presentation of Themes in 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Presentation of Themes in 'The Merchant of Venice'

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Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Presentation of Themes in 'The Tempest'

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Explore How Themes Develop in 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Explore How Themes Develop in 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Explore How Themes Develop in Macbeth

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Explore Theme Development in 'The Merchant of Venice'

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Explore Themes Development in 'The Tempest'

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Identify and Explain Key Characters and their Development in 'Macbeth'

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Identify and Explain Key Characters in 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Identify and Explain Key Characters in 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Identify and Explain Key Characters in 'The Merchant of Venice'

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Identify and Explain Key Characters in 'The Tempest'

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Identify and Explain Key Quotations in 'Macbeth'

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Identify and Explain Key Quotations in 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Identify and Explain Key Quotations in 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Identify and Explain Key Quotations in 'The Merchant of Venice'

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Identify and Explain Key Quotations in 'The Tempest'

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Identify Key Themes in 'Macbeth'

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Identify Key Themes in 'Much Ado About Nothing'

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Identify Key Themes in 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Identify Key Themes in 'The Merchant of Venice'

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Identify Key Themes in 'The Tempest'

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Reading Shakespeare: Macbeth (3) - Macbeth and Banquo Meet the Witches (Act I, Scene 3)

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Reading Shakespeare: Macbeth (4) - Macbeth is Persuaded (Act I, Scene 7)

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Reading Shakespeare: Macbeth (5) - Macbeth's Dagger Soliloquy (Act II, Scene 1)

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Reading Shakespeare: Macbeth (6) - Duncan's Murder (Act II, Scene 2)

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Reading Shakespeare: Macbeth (7) - After the Murder (Act III, Scene 2)

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Reading Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (The Prologue)

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“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” Wise words from Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, in spite of a breakdown, no less! Our Shakespeare GCSE revision resources and practice papers are designed to help your child become their best future self by giving them the tools they need to succeed in their GCSEs. 


Our revolutionary English Literature GCSE resources, exam-style questions and practice papers are tailored to exam boards and cover all Shakespearean plays used in AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas specifications; 



  • Macbeth

  • Romeo and Juliet

  • The Tempest

  • The Merchant of Venice

  • Much Ado About Nothing

  • Julius Caesar

  • Twelfth Night

  • Othello 

  • Henry V 


Whether your child is just starting their GCSE journey, or on their final exam path in Year 11, our systematic approach to learning the skills  needed to ace their GCSEs will help your child develop familiarity, skill and confidence quickly.


 

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To help you support your child best, all our resources are aligned to exam boards AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas. We also focus on progressive leveling, starting at an introductory level and working up to exam-style questions and practice papers - all available at your fingertips in the EdPlace app.

Learn the skills using our resources, practise what you’ve learnt with our exam-style questions and test for exam readiness with our practice papers - success!

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