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The 19th century novel (Component 01, Section B)
Quick questions on Social and historical context: AO3 in the 19th century novel - OCR GCSE English Literature
4short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What is biography for its own sake?Show answer
Facts about the author's life rarely change a reading; use period attitudes that do.
What is context replacing analysis?Show answer
AO2 still carries the most marks here, so keep method central and let context support it.
What is q1?Show answer
How should context (AO3) appear in a novel answer? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What makes a piece of context relevant? [2 marks]
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