Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Course Type:Standard we will highlight how key

we will highlight how key themes such as love

dramatic irony and metadrama (play within a play)

reality and constrictive gender roles are presented in the play

I/GCSE Literature

ensuring alignment with IB criteria

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Course Type:Standard we will highlight how keyCourse OverviewThis course will provide an in depth analysis of Madame Bovary to meet curriculum and exam criterions. We will start with a brief introduction to Flaubert, 19th century France and literary realism. We will then focus on understanding Flauberts views on the bourgeoisie, and how it is represented in Madame Bovary through key themes, literary devices and characterization. The student will then be guided through careful analysis of the