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Handling contexts surrounding literary texts is a difficult skill, even for university students. The crucial aspect of doing it well is to make sure it remains relevant to the rest of your argument. Consider...

The Taming of the Shrew is set in Italy in the late 1500s, and suggests that women should be mild-mannered, and obedient to their husbands. In the play, Shakespeare contrasts the two main female characters, ...

Answering this question is a matter of technique as much as it is about knowledge of the play. Madness is a capacious term in King Lear, therefore, in order to produce a focused and well argued essay (as req...

This is a great question because it can certainly be confusing when trying to make a clear and structured argument throughout your essay, while still attempting to show other interpretations. The first thing...

This question is taken from the 2018 A-Level paper which I sat last year and achieved 59/60. English at A-Level is challenging because it requires an acute understanding of the Literature but also an ability...