Baughcuts: poverty with a human face - the Cratchits in A Christmas Carol
In this episode of Baughcuts, we look specifically at the depiction of the Cratchits at Christmas, drawing a link between their humanity and the dehumanising Malthusian logic of 'decrease the surplus population'. Links directly to tonight's homework.
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Where we are is who we are: setting, place and location in A Christmas Carol
In this crucial episode of Study Sessions, we look at setting, place and location as mirrors - they reflect the moral character of those who inhabit them. From Scrooge's gloomy, icy counting house to the warmth of the Cratchit's hearth, we need to make explicit the ways Dickens reinforces key themes of compassion and social responsibility through setting itself.
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Year 8 End-of-year Exam Preparation: Love in Romeo and Juliet
In this special episode of Study Sessions, we take a look at love in Romeo and Juliet to support your end-of-year exam preparations. From the performative Petrarchan 'love' Romeo feels towards Rosaline, to the intensity of feeling between Romeo and Juliet, we examine love in the play up to the end of Act 2. Listen as part of your exam preparation and to gain a head start in our final half-term this year.
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His virtues will plead like angels: King Duncan in Macbeth
In this episode of Study Sessions, we look specifically at the character of King Duncan, a figure who embodies all the virtues of good kingship: justice, honour, loyalty and benevolence. Even though he has few lines and little time on stage, his importance in the play means we need a thorough understanding of his depiction and his connection to kingship, the Great Chain of Being and even natural order itself. Use this episode to help you with tonight's homework, too!
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Instruments of Darkness: Temptation, Fate, and the Witches
In this essential episode of Study Sessions, we take a close, detailed look at the role of the witches in Macbeth. Agents of chaos, malevolent manipulators of language: the witches are the embodiment of evil and deception, the catalyst for Macbeth's tragic fall.
Welcome to our new STG English Literature revision podcast! Hosted by Mr Baugh, each week we'll tackle some of the trickiest aspects of our English Lit set texts, including Lord of the Flies, A Christmas Carol, Macbeth and the poetry anthology.
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