Hey!
So I totally get how confusing it can get especially when the texts may be different forms and from completely different time periods.
I really recommend looking at the syllabus and using it as a framework for your notes and organising your points.
I'll keep this brief
Resonances and dissonances i.e. aligning and colliding / similarities and differences
Examples you could use:
- Context e.g. time period, importance of religion, politics at the time, dominant beliefs
- Portrayal of characters - are they the same, are certain qualities highlighted and others ignored, are characters removed completely?
- Language differences - e.g. modernisation of language (such as Shakespeare translated to modern language), language removed, language kept the same
- Form differences - book, film, play
Obviously these could be applied for resonances and dissonances. So characters could have stayed the same etc. Another resonance can be timeless themes or human qualities e.g. jealously, love, hate, the pursuit of power.
What are your texts? If we have the same I may be able to give some insight into mine (LFR and King Richard III).
Hope that helps!