1. Recognising the Theme Question
Exam Technique
Recognising the Theme Question

2. Grrrrrrr! – Those Fiendish SQA People
Most theme questions don’t have the word theme in it (typical eh!)
However, take a minute to think before you panic and move on to a less suitable question…

3. Drama
Macbeth

4. Happy Days 
A play with an important theme (such as… blah, blah, blah, ambition or any other theme)

5. The word theme is often replaced with central concern
A play which has as its central concern… blah, blah, blah, ambition or any other concern)

6. The word issue is often used in place of theme
Choose a play with an important issue such as blah, blah, blah, ambition or any other issue)
Often there is a word before issue such as human issue/ moral issue/ social issue…

7. The word message is often used in place of theme
A play with an important/powerful… message.

8. Slightly More Complicated – A question that seems to be about character can also be about theme
Choose a play with a character who has to deal with feelings of … blah, blah, blah, ambition or any other feelings)
A play which has a character who suffers from a human weakness such as … blah, blah, blah, ambition or any other weakness)
A play which has a flawed character
A play in which a character has to deal with a problem

9. Poetry
Dulce et Decorum Est