English Literature A-Level
Duty and manual labour
What Duty and manual labour means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The soldiers' dialogue is dominated by the mundane, physical mechanics of crucifixion, such as stretching limbs, aligning holes and lifting the heavy cross.
Topics that use Duty and manual labour
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Pre-1900 – The Medieval Period – English Mystery Plays: A Selection, editor Peter Happé (Penguin Classics, 1975) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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