Twelfth night Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ull mark essay written by an A* English literature student in response to the question ‘Love is only ever presented as something superficial in ‘Twelfth Night’’, focusing on the love expressed by Orsino, Viola and Antonio. This style of question is found in Section B of Paper 1 in OCR A-level English Literature and covers AO1, AO3 and AO5. I have 3 A* in my A-levels and 11 GCSEs at Grade 9 - please leave a review if you found this essay helpful and check out my other resources for ...

This essay is a response to a 2017 Paper 1A Section B question on Twelfth Night which achieved full marks in 2020. It is an authentic response from a Year 13 student who obtained an A*. “In ‘Twelfth Night’, humour primarily comes from situations involving cruelty or suffering”. To what extent do you agree with this view?

BLAKELY 1. Many of Shakespeare's plays center around a female lead dressing as a man to either hide her identity (Viola in Twelfth Night and Rosalind in As You Like It) or act in ways that women were not permitted to (Portia in The Merchant of Venice.) A). Why do you think Shakespeare employs this plot device so frequently? B). What does it say about his attitude toward women? C). Is his opinion different from what society's would have been then? - ANSWER-A) Shakespeare employs this plot devic...

Revision document produced by an A* English Literature A-level student containing key quotations, written analysis, critic quotes and production notes for EVERY character and theme in Twelfth Night. This will save a student from countless hours of researching which could instead be used for practising essay skills etc. In technical terms, this covers AO1, AO2, and AO5 and was designed with Paper 1 of the OCR English Literature A-level exam in mind, but may prove useful for other exam boards. ...

This is a summary of all the critical readings and productions over time that I used when studying and revising Twelfth Night for my A Level English Lit Paper 1. It's thorough and detailed, covering early critics, Viola, Malvolio, Sir Toby, Feste, Orsino, Olivia, Antonio, ambiguous ending, conflict, loss, disguise, comedy, gender, love and madness. I shared it with my friends who loved it and found it to be very useful for revision. Hope this helps!

These are notes for Twelfth Night I made for IGCSE Literature in English 0475 examination from 2023-25 under Paper 3: Drama. Includes themes, characters, language and quotations to support throughout. Under each character is: - Backstory - Character traits - Quotes - Personal development - Relationship with other characters - Importance in the play/ link to the theme Please note that some sentences have been copied word for word from the internet because these were meant to be notes jus...

why were women not allowed to perform on stage? - ANSWER-women were not allowed to perform on public stage until 1660 (England), and female roles in Shakespeare's time were played by young male actors. The Globe's original practices' production of Twelfth Night in 2002 replicated all this male casting - cross dressing. what were the expectations of clothing in Twelfth Night? - ANSWER-the tight clothes for Viola/Cesario and Sebastian resembled the fashions for young men around the 1600's -...

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is adapted into Fickman's She's the Man which further explores the key concerns of love and gender roles presented in the original text. The change in form from play to film alters the way that these ideas are presented and the changed audience also impacts the transformation of the text. The different ways in which these texts exhibit male and female stereotypes, social norms and the multiplicities of love through a variety of literary devices and film techniques ...

Themes, Context, Analysis and Scholars' Quotes including: - Love and Desire - Gender - Ambition - Class, Masters, and Servants - Performance, Disguise, and Deception - Identity - Festivity - Fate, Life and Death - Madness - Time - Language and Communication - Settings - Narrative Focus Includes key context about performances (context is 50% of the exam) 14,000+ words of notes!

A* Twelfth Night Scene (Extract) Analysis Act 3 Scene 1 for the AQA Elements of Political and Social Protest Exam