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Williams uses the domestic setting and naturalistic character exploration as a microcosm for wider elements of social change and tensions in post war America. In this reading of the play Blanche represents t...

Firstly, don't forget that it's normal not to know what a poem is saying straight away! The whole idea of a poem is for a poet to put forward an idea or thought implicitly, using metaphors, rhyme, meter (and...

’Rendezvous’ by Alan Seeger is not unfailingly positive about the war, but does romanticise it. The idea of the speaker ‘hav[ing] a rendezvous with Death’ clearly presents the fact that many soldiers believe...

The disintegration of honesty begins with Lear’s abdication. In challenging his daughters to proclaim their limitless love for him, Shakespeare foregrounds honesty, immediately placing it in sharp contention...

To achieve top-level marks in English Literature A-level, you need to have an awareness of the five Learning Objectives, or key skills, that the examiners are looking for. These include, in my own words: (AO...