English Literature A-Level
Selective and purposeful comparison
What Selective and purposeful comparison means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Selective and purposeful comparison
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Comparison identifies a feature, shows how it operates in one text, then shows how another text uses, modifies or underplays it, rather than listing parallel plot events.
Topics that use Selective and purposeful comparison
- Aspects of tragedy (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Ambiguity and unresolved endings
- Audience expectation and response
- Catharsis
- Classical tragedy
- Complication, climax and catastrophe
- Determinism and free will
- Domestic tragedy
- Hamartia
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