Romeo and Juliet AQA PREDICTION & Model Grade 7 & 9 Essays

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[@kycoops6809]

lads mr salles just saved us.

[@aleikumwasalaam]

mums

[@LyricalGenius123]

fucking legend

[@Zaraxx123]

Nah ngl the question was good the extract was so hard to analyse 😭

[@Roshrosh_1]

LITERALLY? WHAT WAS THAT EXTRACT

[@Zaraxx123]

@@Roshrosh_1 bro it was horrible i didnt even understand it or its relevance to the question aqa let us down with that one 😩😩

[@confuzzled_child308]

we all getting grade 9s with this one

[@dinger8487]

nah we aint bro , im kinda cooked, idk what quotes i should remember

[@Stooled]

@@dinger8487 youtube is the place for that

[@IXIADOG]

@@dinger8487ong

[@yeahyeah7513]

@@dinger8487everyone’s using such high vocabulary im acc finished

[@itztexle5315]

@@dinger8487 you have to remember like 75 quotes

[@_z.ao_3175]

Thanks so much man ur a life saver I got a 7 in my mock because of u hopefully it happens again in the exam on Monday

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Good luck

[@FRAGKronikz]

u got this bro

[@Stooled]

My predictions (loosely): - Effect of love - Authority/Lack of authority - Duty/honour - Fate/Rejection of responsibility Can't wait to be wrong!!

[@Pegasus10707]

mate thats basically all the context

[@iloveenglish420]

buzzzz

[@Stooled]

@@Pegasus10707 it's not "basically all the context" because the question WAS NOT any of my predictions bruh

[@Freddier3]

Just wanted to say thank you so much for this video - it really helped! The question this morning for R&J was 'Juliet's difficulties' with an extract from Act 2, Scene 5 (waiting for Nurse to return; Lord Capulet keeps her inside the house showing male dominance). I initially wasn't 100% sure how to approach it, but after watching your video, I focussed on Patriarchy and Fate the whole way through, starting with the prologue, and felt that I had some very strong points towards the end! Thanks so much! Really was a grade changer - your predictions were bang on, although it might not have seemed obvious.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Thinking like a top grade student

[@bobthebuilder4240]

7 hours 13 minuets to go. It begins

[@ultimatesupreme6370]

I'm trying so hard to jump from a grade 7/8 to a 9 in 2 days, and THIS VIDEO IS A LIFE SAVER! NOW I ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT WAS LIMITING MY ESSAYS! Are there any extra tips you have for achieving this kind of jump?

[@BartholomewJr690]

YOOO WASSUP ULTIMATE SUPREME (IM KEVIN)

[@notreal5224]

NO FR

[@Stooled]

same... I'm predicted an 8 rn but i've previously gotten a 9 in these exams.. I was literally on the grade boundary of 9 tho lol

[@pukepe9946]

@@Stooled any tips before the exam?

[@Stooled]

@@pukepe9946 don't shit yourself

[@zacrongaming2908]

gl everyone for tomorrow, don't cram too much xD

[@sojo5520]

this man is working OVERTIME thank you sir

[@sojo5520]

gonna fumble this one, maybe i can save it with paper 2

[@RankethLiyanage]

I'm fucked rn. Hoping to get a pass. We still got paper 2 coming up. Do well in it. GL

[@ageeihulki4414]

Thank you so much for this video, especially the comments about overdoing analysis. Hopefully Monday goes well.

[@imintoomanyfandoms114]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! IVE BEEN AT AROUND AN 8 FOR THE LONGEST TIME BUT I REALLY WANT TO SECURE A 9 THIS TIME ROUND, SO THIS OUTLAY REALLY CALMED !

[@amulyabikumandla1885]

ISTG IF A CHARACTER Q COMES UP IM GONNA CRY

[@yusufkabir7725]

swear its only theme for section a part 2

[@oakwood2371]

@@yusufkabir7725 no it can be either I think

[@vent5125]

@@oakwood2371no just theme

[@harshuljain9713]

If we get a question about mercutio I'm failing english lit

[@Divinarium1]

They've pretty much done all the character questions. If it is a character question it would be an easy theme. Maybe something like how Shakespeare presents Romeo's masculinity. Not that difficult

[@ahubble6980]

Thankyou!! honestly you have helped me so much in english!! hoping for good questions tomorrow :)

[@vintasaru]

amazing question, horrible extract. i just waffled on abt cupid and allat + i swear i quoted romeo claiming juliet said it im so done bro jekyll and hyde is the only way im passing 💀

[@Zaraxx123]

THISSSSz THE EXTRACT WAS HORRIBLE

[@CouldBePickle]

thanks pookie bear

[@Sarahyouknow]

HAHAHA

[@iloveenglish420]

pookie helped us all 🤞🤞 the pookiest of all the pookies

[@_Huzarz_]

Non of us are getting grade 9s that extract

[@vintasaru]

RIGHT. LIKE WTH WAS THAT??

[@matildastarck605]

I know right, I was literally like, I don't know what half of it means so I'm not even gonna attempt to analyse that

[@EggPotionFilms]

Thank you. I found these tips really helpful, especially about authors intentions, and explaining why something is something.

[@bigboilol9631]

damn fancy seeing you here

[@EggPotionFilms]

@@bigboilol9631 Wdym??

[@bigboilol9631]

Sup lil bro

[@kb_2240]

damn the whole army is here

[@bigboilol9631]

@@kb_2240 yeah

[@user-yq6fi5qs5o]

Thank you so much Mr salles

[@Galapheus]

Thank you Sir for all your help, I watched all your analysis videos and your kindle ebooks and the helped a lot

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Excellent!

[@strwbriis]

you’re an absolute legend, guys he just saved our lit grades

[@bumba5897]

best mr salles video of all time ngl

[@7PXL1]

Anyone else never heard of that extract???????

[@lofi_phoenix9880]

OMG thank you!!

[@Umer.Q2008]

Exam went amazing!

[@Zaraxx123]

Nah but that extract was horrible

[@Umer.Q2008]

@@Zaraxx123 I loved it! I cooked in that entire exam.

[@Zaraxx123]

@@Umer.Q2008 Bro ur the only one ive heard thats okay 😭

[@Umer.Q2008]

@@Zaraxx123 I have been revising months prior to the exam tbf. 😆

[@_z.ao_3175]

Can u do a video on thesis statements for each one of these

[@sienstra]

THANK YOU

[@vka]

tysm gangy im so cooked for tmr

[@sof1a240]

naw if the questions on some random like the nurse or benvolio ill die

[@jimbob1017]

This guy is such a G, man

[@galacticprops]

say it was something like 'how does Shakespeare present the relationship between Lady Capulet, The Nurse and Juliet' how would use these quotes for that?

[@zenturtle99]

If I were to construct a 3 part thesis for a Romeo and Juliet question, would I use each of these parts as an “umbrella” for every explanation? So if one of my points was about Tybalt as aggressive, would I use several quotes and explanations but link them to this same idea?

[@CheesyBagel-kr7mp]

mate, i'm BEGGING for a Fate question, I just need to use "Shake the yoke of inauspicious stars from this world-wearied flesh"!

[@AksaHidosh]

What r ur interpretations to it?

[@Stooled]

genuinely this single comment alone has helped me so much.. i never looked at that quote until now but it's genius

[@sea5430]

I’m getting ready to use “Star-crossed lovers”😍😍

[@CheesyBagel-kr7mp]

IT WASN'T ON FATE, I AM DEAD, THEY REPEATED JULIET *_AGAIN_* FOR GOODNESS' SAKE, THIS COMMENT AGED LIKE MILK

[@CheesyBagel-kr7mp]

@@AksaHidosh i know it's after the exam already (and it wasn't even on fate, fricking aqa out there to screw everyone over), but i love how it shows Romeo's despearation and how he's just tired of everything. Like, I am CONSTANTLY bashing his character and calling him a wet lettuce (mainly due to his first scenes and the audio version we had to listen to in class made him the whiniest brat in existence). But this quote, _this quote_ almost saves his character for me. Best Romeo line by far. It just shows how burdened he is by misfortune and fate, as well as his desperation to escape it. He's trying to break free from fate's grasp, but ironically he actually succumbs to it. He plays right into fate's hands. He is Fortune's fool. In trying to escape his fate he fulfils it, and I think there's something quite poetic and twistedly beautiful in that. (actual stuff i would've pointed out had i used it in the exam: * shake - sense of breaking free, despearation. somewhat a violent action, foreshadowing his somewhat violent end. * yoke of inauspicious stars - metaphor - he's burdened by fate (also implies it's his duty to fulfil the prophecy of the Prologue) * world-wearied - alliteration rolls of the tongue and slows the pace. he's seen too much, he's matured, he's grown up. he's gotten married, he's watched his best friend die for him, he killed a man, got banished, and manipulated/coerced a poor apothecary to give him poison. and yet he's still just a boy, and he's tired. Tired of the world and all the misfortune it throws at him * flesh - somewhat dehumanises himself. shows how little he cares for himself or life anymore after all that's happened. he no longer has a life or soul, he's just a walking corpse. dead meat. (could also be interpreted as referring to Romeo not really being a person but a device, a puppet of Fate used to punish the feuding families) * overall - dramatic irony as Romeo tries to escape his fate and take control, but the audience knows from the Prologue that this was meant to happen all along. increases the tragedy. And that's why I am SOOOO ANNOYED that the question was on Juliet. Again. I mean I did alright with it, but not as good as I could've if I could have used this quote. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk :)

[@Emily_ru55]

Can anyone from previous years confirm Mr Salles’ predictions? 🤣

[@bigupbrazy8630]

i saw on his website that historically he has been 50 percent correct so far lol

[@Emily_ru55]

@@bigupbrazy8630 alr we only have time to focus on that correct 50% rn😭 🙏

[@bigupbrazy8630]

@@Emily_ru55 fr im liking the odds so im jus counting on it atp 😭

[@maamekumi-addo3651]

how does the grade 9 essay link to fate

[@avabrooks3349]

I’ll be screwed if mercutio, the nurse or benvolio and tybalt come up

[@noreen4457]

fr

[@yeahyeah7513]

i hate that geezer benvolio sm

[@AlphaScape_]

I dont know if there is enough on benvolio for an essay to be only about him...

[@AlphaScape_]

Mercutio can be linked to masculinity, and his warped idea for it. Same with tybalt somewhat. At least thats what I think but someone feel free to disprove this. Im doing my GCSEs this year aswell so I could be wrong.

[@Zaraxx123]

Nurse most likely wont hopefully not

[@ThyManatee]

3rd lookong forward to your live with Firstratetutors

[@MiriamCoulibaly]

Thank you so much air

[@MiriamCoulibaly]

I meant sir

[@666mila]

Thank you so much I remember I guessed maybe masculinity and the violence in Verona would potentially come up.

[@georgiaflora]

would this also apply to eduqas? if not do you know any other youtube channels which can watch which are good at that exam board

[@user-vs7ie5vd8q]

Oh my gosh thank you so muchh

[@greenhouse1101]

Hello sir, Thank you for all the essays you have provided us with but I’m still a little confused on what an alternative interpretation is, how can you make sure it is an alternative interpretation /make it obvious to the examiner?

[@stardewcrosser8536]

How I like to think of it is that you are examining a quote in a different way, normally using the same word/phrase in both interpretations but suggesting different things. For example, when Capulet said 'Ere we think her ripe to be a bride' 1. The verb 'ripe' suggests that Juliet is like a piece of fruit, objectifying her. Also, the pronoun 'we' (in relation to Capulet and Paris, who are both male characters) suggests that Juliet has no say. This suggests that Capulet *conforms to how fathers were supposed to be in Elizabethan society* :they owned their daughters and gave them to others to marry in order to raise their social status and, due to the patriarchal society, decided when and who their daughters would marry, and the woman would have no say. 2. However, it could also be argued that *Capulet subverts typical expectations of men*, again through the use of the verb 'ripe'. This suggests that Juliet is not 'ready' for marriage, a view that many fathers wouldn't have had at the time, as many daughters were married young. Even Paris points this out, saying 'Younger than she are happy mothers made'. This suggests that *Capulet goes against what would've been expected of fathers at the time*; to marry their daughters young, and presents him as more caring of her feelings. Basically, it's good to look at a word/phrase and suggest multiple things of what it could mean; as long as it makes sense in the context of the book, and (if it's more far-fetched) you have evidence to back it up, then you should be good to go! Sorry if this was too long, I didn't really know how to explain it other than with an example.

[@luku792]

Can you make a video about Shakespeare’s purposes for making Romeo and Juliet

[@koriandrrrr9214]

criticizing patriarchy is one of them and the most important one

[@HR-zc6lo]

Another good point would be to pay homage to Elizabeth 1 (his sponsor)

[@maceybrunton752]

Good luck everyone

[@BigJimmy-sh7gf]

my teacher said it's possible to only use quotes from the extract, and then just talking about parts of the play like "when mercutio dies" and analysing the effects of them is good enough to get a grade 9. would you agree?

[@Zaraxx123]

I don’t think that’s possible probably capped at a 7 just make sure you know 2-3 quotes for each theme

[@Phanson08]

Mr sal-GOAT

[@gforgeorge4082]

No. No. No. Im so cooked😭

[@mrmasala5_yt117]

we are so cooked like fr fr, i have no quotes n our test on monday fuck

[@rehaanhussain6177]

What about for edexcel

[@Silver_Cherry_]

You are a LEGEND.

[@Silver_Cherry_]

Just did the exam, and for the first time ever, IT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE IT WENT WELL!! I guess this idea of linking themes helped out! Just what I needed! Tysm, can’t wait to check out your vids for paper 2!!

[@clashfinland8471]

Nah but that extract was terrible

[@Silver_Cherry_]

@@clashfinland8471 Real 😭 I definitely didn’t do good but I think I scraped a pass 🤞

[@matildastarck605]

@@Silver_Cherry_ What difficulties did you write about? And what do you think of the difficulties I wrote about, cos I'm not sure. I did difficulty in growing up, experiencing love for the first time, and the patriachal society

[@Silver_Cherry_]

@@matildastarck605 From what you wrote… I think I’m screwed 😭😂 I kinda wrote about the conflict and difficulties Juliet faces after Tybalts death as she Loves Romeo but is upset with him because he killed her cousin, and then about fate and how as much she can try she can’t run away from her fate 😭

[@MushtaqueAhmed-yg5zv]

Can anyone tell me about his prediction how much they are correct in past years

[@3aria08]

So is analysing quotes to death not a good thing?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

It can work but it is not necessary

[@danjoshodartey2398]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglishwhat we should do instead then?

[@EggPotionFilms]

Welcome to the comment section!

[@MiriamCoulibaly]

Could you please predict the sign of the four please

[@cocothefatpriest1935]

what

[@ibzy1211]

i don't get how one quote per paragraph isn't recommended. my English teacher has taught me to do 2 quotes from extract and 2 quotes from esehwere in the play - you can still get high marks right? cos i did that and i got 28/30

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes

[@turbofuture1]

what texts do you do? do you still have your scripts?

[@ibzy1211]

@@turbofuture1 romeo and juliet, frankenstein and an inspector calls - i got the 28/30 on my mock for romeo and juliet

[@Divijcool]

@@ibzy1211 poems?

[@noreen4457]

The question was about Juliet 😭

[@matildastarck605]

Ikr, so annoying. What difficulties did you write about? And what do you think of the difficulties I wrote about, cos I'm not sure. I did difficulty in growing up, experiencing love for the first time, and the patriachal society

[@cloin1955]

this didn't age very well

[@saba1487]

would this be the same for WJEC Eduqas too

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

No

[@Divijcool]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglishwould this be the same for aqa

[@EggPotionFilms]

​@@Divijcool This is AQA lol

[@mrpotter4312]

Lord of the flies prediction pls?

[@hematplays3253]

Bro how are people saying that they are going to get 9s with so much confidence

[@ayoy9]

because u have to be delusional to get that 9 thats just how literature works

[@rishika_k579]

Is it recommended to include context in your thesis statement or should that be left for the main paragraphs?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

The latter

[@angelsquad1o110]

I should not be doing GCSEs man I laughed when he said the word penis

[@deshaun-]

im cooked

[@carlreyes]

How sure are you it wont be a character question

[@ryan-65]

can this be used for eduqas paper aswell?

[@Divijcool]

no

[@ryan-65]

@@Divijcool bruh theres no videos on eduqas exam board

[@Divijcool]

sounds like a u problem

[@user-rm6zd4vi9z]

How is fate and violence the same? you cant link them completely

[@amulyabikumandla1885]

this is what salles said on his substack: Shakespeare shows that the lovers cannot escape their fate. This is because society is the tragic hero of the play. Society’s hamartia is that it is patriarchal. It is dominated by violence because men are raised to solve problems through violence.

[@TANJlR]

So should I just revise themes? Im on a grade 2 💀

[@gforgeorge4082]

Real😭

[@Stooled]

probably.. that's what I'm doing, revising themes & relevant quotes.. character questions will likely link to themes and vice versa.

[@TANJlR]

@@Stooled are you using any specific revision methods?

[@Stooled]

@@TANJlR not really, mixture of writing essays & essay planning, flashcards with quotes, analysing quotations, mindmaps about themes.. at a predicted 8 rn but trying to get a 9 🙏

[@Divijcool]

i am on a 4 just y one mark sad

[@rebeccakillick708]

I thought that biting your thumb at people back then was offensive. Could someone please explain why it isnt?

[@Umer.Q2008]

I’m pretty sure it was the equivalent of a middle finger back then. Where does he say it isn’t?

[@rebeccakillick708]

@@Umer.Q2008 19:02

[@Umer.Q2008]

@@rebeccakillick708Even if it’s not true, the exam board still accepts it as a point and therefore you’d still get the mark.

[@rebeccakillick708]

@@Umer.Q2008 Thank you!

[@Umer.Q2008]

@@rebeccakillick708 Np

[@littleballerina6101]

I revised all of this so heavily for it to be JULIET 😭😭😭

[@matildastarck605]

Ikr, so annoying. What difficulties did you write about? And what do you think of the difficulties I wrote about, cos I'm not sure. I did difficulty in growing up, experiencing love for the first time, and the patriachal society

[@littleballerina6101]

@@matildastarck605 ooh that’s definitely good I did similar, I wrote about the feud keeping her away from Romeo and therefore being the reason she died eventually, I also wrote about the patriarchal society, and then her naive view of love as it was her first love, like you did!

[@matildastarck605]

@@littleballerina6101 Nice! 🤜

[@user-rm6zd4vi9z]

how are they all the same? makes no sense

[@mannequ_in]

I doubt patriarchy will be used in the question due to it being more high level language, grade 3-4 students wont understand the question

[@charlie-ki8fy]

😅😅

[@williamhudson852]

first!

[@llllllllllp]

No way fates never come up???

[@C0mpetable]

yh i was surprised when he said that, im definitely gonna do lots of revision on fate now

[@llllllllllp]

@@C0mpetable real but why’s it kinda hard like I can barely think of any quotes apart from star crossed lovers

[@urgirl_zan]

@@llllllllllpdeath mark’d love Fortunes fool I fear too early some consequence is hanging in the stars

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Nice one!

[@gforgeorge4082]

​@@llllllllllpviolent delights have violent ends, a plague on both your houses

[@weirdkidblender9145]

We're all cooked

[@sophiegray1485]

im absolutely cooked

[@manah266]

Same

[@liameastwood2411]

I'm cooked

[@iloveenglish420]

THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR!!!1!!!1 i had my exam today and thanks to this video i felt more condifent (although ur predictions didnt come up...) and i think it went really good!! :D i cant wait for ur lotf prediction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!