#27

I was Mercutio in our lower sixth’s easter play.

True, I talk of dreams which are the children of an idle brain. Begot of nothing but vain fantasy, which is as thin of substance as the air.

Can’t remember the next bit. Something about wind, wooing and bosoms. Always liked that line.

#28

Just had to leave the office :joy:

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#29

We did Macbeth and Merchant of Venice - not sure if they were both GCSE or if one was just for sheer fun.

Also Of Mice and Men

#30

Now all your colleagues

:slight_smile:

Are wondering

:dark_sunglasses: :smirk:

Wherefore art thou!

:sunglasses:

(I know, I know)

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#31

Bollocks, knew I missed a really obvious one

#32

We had to read Empire of the Sun, which was a slog to get through.

Our films for English were Terminator 2 and Last of the Mohicans, so that was good.

#33

We read it.
Then listened to an audiobook.
Then watched the film.

Then probably read it again.

#34

Films for English?

#35

Blood Brothers
History Boys

It comes to something when two of the options weren’t even written when you did your Eng Lit GCE. Fuck me

#36

^This

wfAt?

#37

I remember watching schindler’s list and twister but no idea what lesson that was.

#38

Yeah, we’d go through them scene by scene and analyse what was happening in terms of writing/direction, and have to do an essay on it. I’ve watched the opening 20 minutes of T2 about 30 times.

#39

I was Iago which was probably a massive testament to my character.

#41

What kind of doss exam board did that? Most people have to wait until university until they can watch sci-fi films and claim it as an intellectual pursuit.

#42

The play I remember us reading for English was A View From the Bridge. Can’t remember the actual story, but I remember it contained content that would cause fits of the giggles among adolescents.

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#43

My daughter just came home from her final Eng Lit GCSE exam (an Inspector Calls and WW1 poems)

I liked English and did well - but not sure how well I’d do now. In my day we were able to take the texts into the exam (I don’t remember any without the texts anyway), they have to learn it all by heart

seems like such a backward step

#44

God, don’t make me remember

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#45

Don’t think we could take the story books in, but were allowed the poems.

This fucking thing:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51NNbEiSwRL.jpg

#46

Scottish standard grades (GCSE in England I think). Those were just projects that happened through the year, don’t know if it actually came up in any proper exam.

#47

Some really truly awful poetry in there.