English Literature A-Level
Social class, ambition, and the subversion of authority
What Social class, ambition, and the subversion of authority means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The comedy explores the subversion of social hierarchies, with prose versus blank verse denoting class and emotional state.
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- Drama and poetry pre-1900 (Component 01) - Section 1 set texts: Shakespeare - The set texts for examination until 2026 are: (OCR A-Level)
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