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A View from the Bridge  York Notes GCSE Revision Guide

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A View from the Bridge York Notes

Arthur Miller

Examiner's Grade

A The examiner gave this sample answer a Grade A.
Now read the comments below to understand why this grade was given.
The examiner also provides tips on how the answer might be improved.


Comment

This is a critical and sensitive response. Ideas are conveyed with vigour and are expressed very persuasively. There is evidence of original thinking and this is supported with appropriate evidence in the form of embedded quotations. The playwright’s methods are discussed with a light touch. There is a satisfying roundness to the whole answer.

For an A* grade

  • Show engagement with the writer’s technique throughout.
  • Provide detailed and sophisticated analysis of Miller’s language.
  • Include personal and imaginative commentary.
  • Comment on the play’s structure and on how the structure enhances ideas and themes.

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