English Literature A-Level
Surveillance and deception
What Surveillance and deception means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Surveillance and deception
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The play develops through surveillance, spying and a play-within-a-play, including Polonius's eavesdropping and the intercepted letters.
Topics that use Surveillance and deception
- Elements of crime writing - Set texts (AQA A-Level)
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