Blog Category: Dr Tony Hall

This new series, ‘Points of Comparison’, will focus on the comparative study on the Leaving Cert English course. The first instalment compares and contrasts Macbeth and Casablanca and will be of use to both students and teachers.
- Tony Hall, School of Education, NUI Galway

Points of Comparison: Hamlet

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Dr Tony Hall

‘A reader’s interest is often captured by a difficult relationship in a text.’ Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level 2011 B 1. (a) Relationships Q. Write about a difficult relationship in one of … Read more →

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Points of Comparison: Macbeth, Casablanca

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Dr Tony Hall

In this article, using a question on Literary Genre from the English Leaving Certificate Higher Level paper 2008, we will compare and contrast Michael Curtiz’s film Casablanca and Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, prescribed texts for … Read more →

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Blog Category: Dr Tony Hall

Points of Comparison: Hamlet

Points of Comparison: Macbeth, Casablanca

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