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Why is Milton's Satan so much more interesting than his Adam, Eve or God?

Good question - well done for not disowning your intuitions about Satan. In a sense, this is the core question that faces readers of Paradise Lost today. Why would Milton, writing a Protestant tract about th...
HH
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How do I add context into my paragraph?

Context is vital for showing your understanding of a text as well as helping support your argument when writing an essay. It is important when adding a context point to your paragraph that is is only a brief...
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What is the importance of soliloquies in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'?

Soliloquies are speeches spoken by a character that reveal personal thoughts and feelings when no one else apart from them is on-stage. In 'Hamlet', it is difficult to summarise the personality and character...
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With close reference to language, form and structure, write a detailed critical appreciation of ‘The Applicant’, exploring the ways in which this poem is typical of Plath’s poetry in the Ariel collection.

‘The Applicant’ is a poem from the collection Ariel written by Sylvia Plath that primarily focuses on marriage. Its cynical and satirical tone illuminates the expectations of this institution, interestingly ...
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What is the significance of soliloquy in Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’?

Before figuring out why it is important you need to understand what soliloquy is and that’s actually pretty easy – the Latin etymology tells you most of it, the word comes from solus (“only, sole”) + loquor ...
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