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With close reference to the language and imagery in this extract, examine Shakespeare's presentation of Goneril at this point in the play.

At the beginning of the extract, Goneril is presented to be frustrated and outraged. In particular, this can be seen by the repetition of the phrase 'a hundred knights'. Overall, the phrase appears three tim...
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Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents the theme of control in King Lear

The subversion and loss of control serves to be an important meta-narrative in the Shakespearean tragedy of King Lear. Firstly, Shakespeare explores the loss of control through a lens of gender, as the patri...
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Compare the ways in which personal trauma and mental illness are portrayed in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and the poems of Sylvia Plath.

In ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, Tennessee Williams portrays mental illness and personal trauma as something to be masked and concealed. Before Stanley rapes Blanche, she reveals to Mitch; “Yes, yes, magic! I ...
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‘A noble Venetian lady is to be murdered by our poet in sober sadness, purely for being a fool!’ In light of this view, discuss Shakespeare’s representation of Desdemona in 'Othello' and whether it challenges the morals of his time.

The worth of women in the Jacobean era relied predominantly on their obedience to men; particularly to fathers for use as a marital match. Seen as fools, a submissive and meek demeanour was expected of them ...
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Discuss how kingship is represented in Macbeth

Macbeth and Duncan are compared to one another in Macbeth in terms of their suitability to be king. In the Holinshed chronicles Duncan is figured as unable to rule effectively, and Shakespeare uses this in A...
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