Shakespeare's Form and Language - Concept Map

No doubt, I've forgotten some key ideas!

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A three year old child recites "Litany" by the US poet, Billy Collins

How to read Shakespeare - Concept Map





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Robert Graves - poet and author

Grave's poem, "Parent to Children" is one of the set poems by Edexcel on the theme of home.-
Robert Graves interviewed by Malcolm Muggeridge on 16th of November 1965

Tackling Unseen poems or prose at A Level

Leed's University podcasts placed on The English Faculty . Org
These resources are excellent for Edexcel's Unit 3 at A2.

Tackling Unseen Material Part 1  AOs 1-2

Tackling Unseen Material Part 2  AOs 1-2

The Great Gatsby and The Roaring Twenties Part 1  Very useful for AO4

The Great Gatsby and The Roaring Twenties Part 2   As above

Narrative in "The Great Gatsby" - a podcast

From the The English Faculty.org
Narrative in The Great Gatsby   AO2 and this crosses over into othe AOs.

Naturalistic and Heightened Speech in Shakespeare and Interpretations of Shylock

This clips are excellent for understanding how Shakespeare uses a mix of naturalistic and heightened speech. John Barton's masterly TV series from the early 1980s is the best of its kind. More can be learned from single 45 minute episode than years from lesser teachers. If you are finding Shakespeare's language difficult, use this clip and others on You Tube to unlock and appreciate Shakespeare.

Most of these clips use The Merchant of Venice as their text for examples. The TV series was titled, "Playing Shakespeare." It is now available on DVD.

Naturalistic and Heightened Speech

Shylock from Playing Shakespeare

David Suchet and Patrict Suchet talk about playing Shylock


Patrick Stewart and David Suchet discuss the domestic scene in Shylock's house

Patrick Stewart and David Suchet exchange roles playing Shylock's "Hath not a Jew eyes?" (Critical for the theme of revenge under guise of outraged humanity.)

Shylock's meeting with Tubal where his "money love" is greater than his love for his daughter