English Literature
GCSE · CIE
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Free one-page printable revision notes covering IGCSE English Literature. Each sheet brings the key ideas from one topic together on a single page. View any sheet online, or download and print it for your wall.
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An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
Plot act by act, Priestley's message, key themes including social responsibility and class, and character overview for An Inspector Calls.
An Inspector Calls: Plot Summary Act by Act
Act by act, from the Birlings' engagement dinner in 1912 to Gerald's affair, Eric's confession and the phone call that starts the evening again.
An Inspector Calls: Key Characters Explained
Mr and Mrs Birling, Sheila, Eric, Gerald and Eva Smith: what each one did to Eva, how they react to the Inspector, and the argument to make about them.
Inspector Goole: Character Analysis for An Inspector Calls
How Priestley presents Inspector Goole, what he stands for, and how his entrance, his method and his exit are built into the structure of the play.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice: Plot Summary
The plot of Pride and Prejudice stage by stage, from the Meryton ball and Mr Collins's refusal to Darcy's letter, Lydia's elopement and two proposals.
Pride and Prejudice: Characters
Elizabeth, Darcy, Jane, Bingley, Charlotte, Mr Collins, Lydia, Wickham and Lady Catherine, with what drives each one and how they change through the novel.
Pride and Prejudice: Context
The entail, marriage as survival, class and rank, and a woman's reputation in Regency England, each tied to the chapter you can use it for in the exam.
Pride and Prejudice Quotes
Key Pride and Prejudice quotations grouped by theme, each with the speaker, the chapter and a short analysis of what Austen is doing with the line.
