Monday 1 June 2020

Mr O'Shea looks at the contexts that influence the writing and reception of Dracula

OCR A level literature Gothic comparative question looking at Dracula and The Bloody Chamber collection.

AO3 contexts are worth 50%.
This lecture looks at the various contexts that impact the book and how to embed them concisely into your timed essay.


At each point I ask you to stop the presentation and work for ten minutes find specific illustrative examples in the text to explain the influence of the context.