GCSE-readyGCSE English Literature quotation banks
Key quotations from the Shakespeare plays and 19th-century novels on the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature specification, checked against the original texts.
- Macbeth William Shakespeare, 16 quotations
- The Tempest William Shakespeare, 16 quotations
- Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare, 12 quotations
- Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare, 16 quotations
- Twelfth Night William Shakespeare, 15 quotations
- The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare, 15 quotations
- Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë, 14 quotations
- Great Expectations Charles Dickens, 13 quotations
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson, 16 quotations
- A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens, 16 quotations
- Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, 16 quotations
- Silas Marner George Eliot, 15 quotations
- Frankenstein Mary Shelley, 16 quotations
Source: Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in English Literature (1ET0) Specification, Issue 2 (June 2019). Checked 23 October 2026. GCSE-ready is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson.