Taste of Honey AQA GCSE 9-1 English Literature Text Guide: Ideal for home learning, 2022 and 2023 exams

by Collins Maps

Overview

Everything you need to revise for your GCSE 9-1 set text in a snap guide

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780008520328
Publisher:	HarperCollins UK
Publication date:	07/24/2022
Series:	Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 SNAP Revision
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.20(d)

Table of Contents

Plot

Act 1 Scene 1 4

Act 1 Scene 2 6

Act 2 Scene 1 8

Act 2 Scene 2 10

Structure 12

Setting and Context

Shelagh Delaney and A Taste of Honey 14

Joan Littlewood and the Theatre Workshop 16

Set and Staging 18

Salford in the 1950s 20

Sex and Marriage 22

Race and Sexuality 24

Characters

Jo (Act 1) 26

Jo (Act 2) 28

Helen 30

Peter 32

The Boy (Jimmie) 34

Geof 36

Themes

Pregnancy and Motherhood 38

Mother-Daughter Relationships 40

Love and Sex 42

Outsiders and Misfits 44

Poverty 46

Creativity and Beauty 48

Darkness and Death 50

Tastes of Honey 52

Resilience 54

Women and Men 56

The Exam

Tips and Assessment Objectives 58

Practice Questions 60

Planning a Character Question Response 62

Grade 5 Annotated Response 64

Grade 7+ Annotated Response 66

Planning a Theme Question Response 68

Grade 5 Annotated Response 70

Grade 7+ Annotated Response 72

Glossary 74

Answers 76