Study Sessions: STG Literature Revision Mr Baugh

Another quick pre-exam episode, this time looking at the most unsettling character in 'Lord of the Flies', Roger. If you enjoy this episode, why not check out the previous one on Ralph?

Short episode (with Paper 2 on Monday 20th May!) focusing on Ralph and an illuminating interaction with Piggy...

Beatrice Garland's poem 'Kamikaze', from her 2013 collection 'The Invention of Fireworks', explores themes of sacrifice, nature and the consequences of war. In this episode, we'll consider the poem's sudden perspective shift and poignant reflections on shame.

In this episode, we look at the role of the supernatural in the play, from the riddling, paradoxical witches (or weird sisters), to visions, hallucinations and phantom daggers!

In this episode, I explore the mechnical imagery in Hughes' 'Bayonet Charge' and the relationship between an individual soldier and the impersonal forces of history. Enjoy!

Often considered the trickiest poem in the 'Power and Conflict' anthology cluster, in this episode I'll show you how we can consider the poem in comparison with Shelley's 'Ozymandias' as an impressionistic exploration of human transience and fragility.