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As with any exam task, you should balance using your own ideas to engage critically with the text with, maintaining a strong focus on the requirements of the question. Before you start, ensure that you have ...

When analysing Shakespeare, don’t panic if you don’t understand every word; focus instead on the overall meaning of the text. Ask yourself: What is Shakespeare trying to achieve here? Has he written this pas...

Unseen poetry is a chance for you to show the examiner your skills at language analysis and closer reading. To start with an unseen poem, make sure you've got a couple of highlighters to hand in order to mar...

A strong introduction is vital for any good essay, as it lends structure to both the reader but also yourself. In order to write a convincing essay you need to outline your points clearly and briefly in the ...

Excerpt of longer essay, comparing Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Lighting in the opening scenes is used by Williams and Milled to present the hardships fac...