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No Fear Shakespeare on SparkNotes is a great resource when it’s not abused. It is a ‘translator’ that turns Shakespearean English into modern English. Many teachers may discourage it or even ban it in class,...

A caesura is a pause in the middle of a line of poetry. It usually comes in the form of punctuation, and the most common ones are full stops and commas. A full stop creates a harsher contrast between the fir...

Personally, I found that the most effective may to learn quotes would be to highlight the quotes as I read through the book; this made finding the quotes far easier when I needed them. Always read the book a...

Firstly read the poem slowly through. Then read the poem again, thinking about whether there is a general mood or atmosphere to the poem- whether it may seem sad or happy and if this mood changes anywhere in...

Firstly impulsive behaviour surrounding love is a cause for tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo's decision to go to the Capulet's party in Act 1 Scene 5 leads to him falling in love with Juliet and thus setti...