English Literature A-Level
Identity and self-dramatisation
What Identity and self-dramatisation means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The tragedy lies partly in Richard's self-dramatisation, and his final soliloquy is an attempt to construct a coherent self through language, music and metaphor.
Topics that use Identity and self-dramatisation
- Aspects of tragedy - Set texts: Drama and further texts (AQA A-Level)
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- Fate, chance and determinism
- Form, voice and the construction of tragic effect
- Gender, sexuality and double standards
- Illusion and disillusionment
- Illusion versus reality
- Innocence, experience and sacrifice
- Kingship, divine right and legitimacy
- Knowledge and exposure
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