English Literature A-Level
Gender, sexuality and double standards
What Gender, sexuality and double standards means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Gender, sexuality and double standards
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Victorian gender ideology and sexual double standards that drive the tragedy, particularly the contrast between Tess’s punishment and Angel’s forgiveness.
Topics that use Gender, sexuality and double standards
- Aspects of tragedy - Set texts: Drama and further texts (AQA A-Level)
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