Comparative Study
The comparative study options in Excellence in Texts 2028 are:
OPTION 1
Novel: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Drama: Sive by John B. Keane
Film: I’m Not Scared directed by Gabriele Salvatores
OPTION 2
Novel: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Drama: A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
Film: Barbie directed by Greta Gerwig
Excellence in Texts is the only book to offer Higher Level students the complete text of their prescribed Shakespeare play, and two full options for the comparative study. The modes of comparison are thoroughly explained, each text is carefully analysed under each mode, and finally, all three texts for each option are compared and contrasted, presented in clear tables for ease of comparison.














