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How do I plan and structure an essay in an exam?

Writing an essay under exam conditions is daunting, the pressurised environment can sometimes make you forget what you're doing altogether! Here's some tips on planning and structuring an exam essay: It's be...
JI
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'Reason in madness' - Explore the varieties and significance of madness in King Lear.

Lear experiences lucidity, 'reason', and exhibits his most profound moments when he is mad. This is the central irony in Lear and reflects both the contradiction, which is a convention of Classical tragedy a...
SW
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Can you explain the narrative techniques in The Turn of The Screw?

The governess is what we would call an unreliable narrator. She is unreliable for a variety of reasons- the most popular reason amongst critics being that she is insane. Following the psychological analysis ...
LS
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How do I remember quotes from articles in my exam?

The best way to do this is to dedicate a page (or whatever materials you use to revise) for each theme, and pick two key articles for each theme. Make sure you really understand the articles- if you try to c...
LS
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How to approach an essay question?

For the purpose of my explanation, I will use this sample essay question taken from the OCR F663 June 2013 paper: "Gloucester is no less than a tragic figure than his king" By considering the role ...
JL
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