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Consider the presentation of desire in one drama text and one poetry collection that you have studied

The presentation of desire is interestingly raised in both “The Duchess of Malfi” by John Webster and in a selection of John Donne poems. In general, desire can take many forms, such as the lustful desire fo...
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"Shakespeare's 'Othello' is inevitably and inescapably racist and could not be otherwise." (Emma Smith) Discuss the presentation of race in the play in light of this quote.

Over the last 400 years, literary critics and actors have argued over the racial origins of Shakespeare’s Othello . Many believe the play to be, as Emma Smith confirms, ‘inevitably and inescapably racist’, a...
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How should I go about answering a broad thematic question for a novel? For example, why is religion a significant theme in The Handmaid's Tale?

For this example, I will be using The Handmaid's Tale as an exemplar novel, as it is a text studied widely at A-Level. For such a broad question regarding one of the novel's most prevalent themes, it is impo...
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Compare how authors present the idea that men typically dominate relationships. (The Great Gatsby: F. Scott Fitzgerald - A song (Absent from Thee): John Wilmot - La Bella Dame sans Merci (John Keats)

It does seem, from the relationship between that of Tom and Myrtle, that men are the dominant characters within the relationship. After all, it is clear that Tom uses Myrtle purely as a tool to boost his ego...
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How does E. E. Cummings present a critique of jingoism in his poem '"next to of course god america i'?

In '"next to of course god america i', E. E. Cummings presents a critique of empty rhetoric, specifically jingoistic rhetoric (evidenced by Cummings play on the phrase "by jingo"). All but the...
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