Othello: Act 2, Scene 2 & 3 – Summary & Analysis
Act 2 Scene 2 A herald reveals that Othello plans to celebrate the Turks’ drowning and his marriage simultaneously that evening.Act 2 Scene 3 Before leaving to consummate his marriage Othe...
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Act 2 Scene 2 A herald reveals that Othello plans to celebrate the Turks’ drowning and his marriage simultaneously that evening.Act 2 Scene 3 Before leaving to consummate his marriage Othe...
What are you being asked to do? The marker is told to view each question as a task, which you must solve with your answer. Here the task is to show your comprehending skills; you are provin...
The action then returns to the battlefield, where claps of thunder signal the return of the witches; one reveals she has just been ‘illing swine’ while another discloses her revenge plan for...
The play then switches to King Duncan of Scotland’s military camp, located close to his palace in Forres. The king speaks to a wounded captain (who was wounded helping the King’s son Malcolm...
The play returns to Duncan’s palace, where Malcolm tells his father that Cawdor was executed after confessing to and repenting of his sins. As Duncan laments about how he placed ‘absolute tr...
What are you being asked to do? In the Part B/ composing sections you are being asked to do two things: 1. Use language in one of five ways: to write either argumentatively, persuasively, ...
Unseen poetry does differ from the prescribed poetry in that you do not know the material you will be dealing with in the examination. However, you can still have the structure of your answe...
The play begins in a heath in Scotland, where the infamous three witches (The Weird Sisters) suddenly appear. Amidst a conversation that is characterized largely by paradox they plan to meet...
Characters that share a particular vision of life – challenging obstacles Macbeth: In the play characters challenge obstacles however this reveals a bleak outlook as this is done for selfis...
Finally, keep these basic things in mind when answering your prescribed poetry question: Six poems The markers are told to look for evidence that you have studied six poems in your answer...