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It is important to try and make sure each quote has several functions when trying to choose them for the exam. This way, you can minimise the amount of wrote-learning you will have to do and concentrate o...

Firstly, read through the text to see if there are any recurring ideas or anything that sticks out to you. Make sure to highlight, and make a note of them on a piece of paper. Texts often have have multip...

The theme of sight and seeing in ‘King Lear’ is very prevalent. Both Lear and Gloucester demonstrate an inability to see their children for who they really are, which plays a great part in their demise. T...

‘Horror’ and ‘Terror’

Distinction:

Horror = physical emotion (sensationalism) Terror = psychological (subtle, sublime)

Origins:

Horror = Matthew Lewis ('The Monk') Terror = Ann...

At A level you're usually expected to make reference to some levels of literary criticism in your writing- literary criticism is when concepts and ideas belonging to particular schools of thought and acad...