REVISION NOTES TABLE

Examine the view that ‘The Handmaids Tale’ is a novel about alienation and un-belonging.

Theme of Mutual trust Relationship between Othello and Desdemona In extract and elsewhere in the play

Was there danger of revolution? Evidence for and against

Parliament Society Political Parties Religion Britain and the World Support of George III 1784 Election Policies

Revision notes Luddism Popular unrest and causes The Hampden Clubs Peterloo Massacre Strengths and Weaknesses of Radicals March of ‘Blanketeers’ Radical Press Cato Street Conspiracy in 1817 Derbyshire Rising in 1817 Queen Caroline Affair Six Acts of 1819 Corn Laws of 1815 Liberal Toryism Peel at the Home Office

Theme of barriers to love and this is explored in the novel.

Belonging Discrimination Sexuality Moral Attitudes Oppression Individuality Rebellion Isolation Insecurity Emptiness of modern life

Comparison of poems by Duffy: ‘The Diet’ & ‘Beautiful’ with ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’.

Analysis of poetry WSLTH with links to The Great Gatsby

Language & Analysis of poetry ‘The Ruined Maid’ by Thomas Hardy

Analysis of the poem ‘The Flea’ by John Donne.

Comparison of Duffy’s poems: ‘History’, ‘Tall’ and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams. Key Themes with quotes and analysis based on the following: Self-Expression Individuality Insecurity Rebellion Sexuality Oppression Moral Attitudes Emptiness of modern life Isolation

KEY INDIVIDUALS TO CONSIDER: Ida B. Wells W.E.B Dubois Thomas T. Fortune Booker T. Washington