How did you guys find AQA P1?
AQA B btw, forgot to add it in the title
For reference I did Othello and DoaS/Keats
Section A the extract wasn't that good but at least it was THE Cassio scene with the reputation and everything, there was a fair bit to talk about so it was alright.
Everyone is saying that section B was kind so I'm terrified I flopped it because it threw me off! I did the bleak and distressing one, and I talked about how Iago's soliloquies built tension and intrigue for the audience, how his scheming kind of makes the play more entertaining and anticipatory than bleak or distressing. That was my counterpoint, my main point was that watching every character be reduced to a tragic victim of Iago IS bleak and distressing, especially in the case of female characters. I talked about how Desdemona started off as this strong woman subverting societal expectations, but ends up being resigned to her fate and not doing anything to change it. And Emilia, despite her strong attitude and how she reacted to Othello after she found out he killed Desdemona, she is also quickly killed off and reduced to another of Iago's victims.
For section C I did the one about external forces contributing more to a tragic heroes downfall. I argued Lamia and the Knight from La Belle brought their downfall upon themselves, and to an extent Willy Loman does too but his actions were more influenced by America's capitalism and the American Dream.
Please tell me how you guys all found it!!!