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A Level English Literature (OCR): Paper 1 ‘A Doll’s House’ & ‘The Merchants Tale’
Comparison between the two texts by Henrik Ibsen and Geoffrey Chaucer

AO5 - literary criticism
AO3 - life of the author and the historical and social context regarding the period the texts were written in such as women, female voice, laws
Idea of courtly love, senex amans, the mal mariee, fabliau elements…
Setting
A list of key, significant quotes.
Similarities and Differences between the texts for AO4
Past Exam Questions

Model Essays and Essay Plans

  • ‘Marriage causes conflict’
  • ‘The instinct to control others is natural in humanity.’ Consider ways in which writers explore control and authority. (‘love brings difficulties as well as pleasures.’)
  • ‘We all have secrets’

Learn even just one of these essays and you will be able to answer any of the 7 question options in the exam. I achieved an 92% in Paper 1 using these notes.

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