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How should I approach a comparative essay between Things Fall Apart and Heart of Darkness?

There are a variety of ways of approaching the structure of a comparative essay. I find the most effective method in achieving a high-grade essay is to run a comparison throughout the essay, rather than focu...
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Answered by Kate M. • English tutor
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How does Shakespeare present Lear's daughters in Act One, Scene One?

From its outset, Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ challenges the fundamental qualities of human relationships and connections that are traditionally thought to be stable. In particular, it is the institution of the...
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Answered by Millicent G. • English tutor
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How should I revise a text for exams?

Everyone revises differently, but I found that once I had a good knowledge of the text, the most helpful thing for me was to lay my ideas out visually and do something besides just reading my notes. I would ...
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How does Emily Dickinson portray the body and soul in 'I'm afraid to own a Body -' (1090)?

Dickinson recurrently uses property and material spaces as metaphors for the body to frame the societal pressures that women faced, effectively transmuting the body into ownable and controllable property. We...
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Answered by William B. • English tutor
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How should I plan an essay about a particular set text in an English A Level exam?

Often exams are as much about knowing what to leave out of an answer as they are about knowing what to put in. The most important thing is to read the question carefully and then set aside 10 minutes to plan...
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Answered by Alex B. • English tutor
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