60 minutes; 2 questions; 40 marks; 20% of GCSE

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Component 1a

Shakespeare

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About

• Component 1a will always offer opportunities to write about an extract from Much Ado About Nothing and to write about characters and themes in the play as a whole:

  About… Extract

  About… Whole Text

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Much Ado About Nothing

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Act 5

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Characters

Beatrice

Benedick

Hero

Claudio

Don Pedro

Leonato

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Context

Shakespeare’s Life

Shakespeare’s London

Plays And Audiences

Costumes And Special Effects

Playhouses, Indoor Theatres, And The Globe

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Insights

Self Audit

Deception & Misunderstanding

Gender Roles & Masculinity

Love & Marriage

The Merry War

Reputation & Honour

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Printable Text

Much Ado About Nothing (1599)

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Past Papers

Untitled

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Resources

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YouTube Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?si=r8EVDKo_YuMy6MWD&amp;list=PLtOkXWKC6NZQR-I9ZYAYiyjfDKNFnqUGV

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Scavengings

Untitled

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