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OCR · GCSE · English Literature · Higher

The revealing of horrible deaths

Q04.1 20 marks

Extract 1 from An Inspector Calls takes place moments after Sheila re-enters the room in Act One and the Inspector reveals Eva Smith's death. Extract 2 from Playing Sandwiches is Wilfred Paterson's monologue remembering a body found in the park, a conversation with his wife Janet, and a meeting with a mother and child.

Compare how the revealing of horrible deaths is presented in these two extracts. You should consider: the situations and experiences faced by the characters; how the characters react to these situations and experiences; how language and dramatic features create effects.

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Marking points

  1. 1 Compares both extracts and both revelations.
  2. 2 Explains character reactions to death.
  3. 3 Analyses language or dramatic features.

Why this answer loses marks

Both deaths are shocking and make people upset.

This is too general: it misses the contrast between reactions and does not analyse the dramatic handling of each revelation.