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English Literature
A Level

How do I approach a 'close reading' of a text, using Form, Structure and Language?

One of the things which is great about English literature is there is a pretty high degree of subjectivity. Of course, this doesn’t mean you can write whatever you want and expect to get marks (unfortunat...

GR
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How can I revise for my English Literature exam?

Whilst it may not be as obvious as other subjects how and what exactly to revise for English Literature, there is so much you can do to consolidate your knowledge and boost your grade. Rather than just re...

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"To what extent are the boundaries between good and evil blurred in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'?"

If the view that ‘the boundaries between good and evil are blurred’ were applied to Macbeth, we would expect to see characters that are portrayed as good doing evil things, for example Macbeth, Banquo and...

MN
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"Frankenstein is about the battle between good versus evil." To what extent do you agree with this view of Frankenstein?

Frankenstein is a Gothic epistolary novel – a novel told through letters, as well as chapters. You need to have a good knowledge of the Gothic genre to answer questions in English Literature exams. A good...

CC
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Can you help me understand this speech from Shakespeare's Temepst?

"Be cheerful, sir. / Our revels now are ended. These our actors,/ As I foretold you, were all spirits, and/Are melted into air, into thin air./ And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,/ The clou...

LL
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