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How might an essay effectively compare texts by different authors?

It can be easy to focus only on similarities when comparing two pieces of literature. However, it is always important to consider the factors which set the texts apart. For example: if the texts were written...
RD
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Compare the language used in Sassoon's " 'They' " and Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" with reference to how these poems parody and challenge traditional jingoistic ideas about the value of war.

Reference could be made to the Bishop in Sassoon's poem disregarding the soldiers' reference to their severe injuries - " 'the ways of God are strange!' ". The soldiers refer to the changes they ha...
CW
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For my coursework, how should I go about comparing two authors?

Comparison is a key component of English Literature coursework. Usually it is important to compare the authors' ideas and themes, and also how the differences in how these ideas are expressed. For example, i...
SA
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Discuss the use of animals in Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre?

The principal animal in Jane Eye is Pilot, Mr Rochester’s dog. Pilot ‘follows’ his master ‘backwards and forwards’ and is repeatedly subject to Mr Rochester’s direct imperatives of ‘down’ and ‘stay!’ In this...
EJ
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To what extent do you feel Hamlet was simply mad?

Firstly, the student must identify the numerous perceptions of Hamlet's behaviour throughout the play. In order to write a successful answer, students may look at what literary techniques Shakespeare uses to...
EC
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