English Literature GCSE
Duality
What Duality means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Duality
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An instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something.
The state of having two different or opposite parts. In this text, the division of human nature into good and evil.
Topics that use Duality
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Eduqas GCSE)
- th century prose (OCR GCSE)
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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