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Explore the presentation of women in Othello.

An overarching theme in William Shakespeare's Othello is the subjugation of women at the hands of their husbands or male partners, something which is evident in the plight each of the three named female char...
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Answered by Alison H. • English tutor
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Discuss the role of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Ophelia’s sanity is one of the prime aspects of her character. In Act4Sciiii, Ophelia sings a song about a maiden who is tricked into losing her virginity by the false promise of marriage. She sings ‘You pro...
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Answered by Estelle G. • English tutor
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In A Street Car Named Desire “The play presents a society shaped by deceit.” To what extent would you agree with this statement?

AO1- Remind the student of the importance of communicating themselves clearly and having a clear line of argument, will also ensure that they have a clear understanding of technical vocabulary and are confid...
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Answered by Ffion J. • English tutor
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Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about romantic commitment.

In ‘Valediction Forbidding Mourning’, John Donne, a renowned metaphysical poet proposes that two souls in a relationship ‘are two so/ As stiff twin compasses are two’:Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show ...
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Answered by Ashleigh W. • English tutor
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Discuss the use of symbolism in relation to the theme of entrapment in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner.

Encompassed within Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is both a narrator trapped within the confines of his own guilt and trauma, and a nation entrapped by conflict and political instability. Hosseini's empha...
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Answered by Mariam A. • English tutor
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