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To what extent is the ending of 'The Mill On The Floss' a reconcilement of the novel?

One interpretation of the final image of the novel is that, even in death, Maggie is dominated by her brother and tied inescapably from her family; it is both an act of reconcile and revenge. Yet this readin...
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Answered by Ben M. English tutor
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How should I be using literary criticism?

Literary criticism, according to the Oxford English Dictionary is the 'practice of judging and commenting on the qualities and character of a literary work'; by this, in your role as a someone studying Engli...
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Faced with a poem, I often feel like I do not understand it and thus cannot enjoy it fully. Are there ways to 'understand' poetry more fully?

Every student of literature will come up against textual difficulty at some point in their studies, particularly when faced with notoriously difficult poets such as T.S Eliot or Ezra Pound. The experience of...
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How do you do well on the paper 1 and paper 2 English literature A-level exam?

In order to do well in the exam, the first thing is to figure out the AOs, or the Assessment Objectives required in each question of your paper. Many students make the mistake of not remembering the AOs requ...
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Answered by Rebecca B. English tutor
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How can I know how best to structure an essay, especially with a multi-text question?

Essay structure is arguably both the most important element of a good answer, and the one which worries students the most! This shouldn't be the case, as actually the best structures are simple and flexible ...
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