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Shelley presents power as fleeting and transient through his imagery of a forgotten statue in his poem Ozymandias. The imperative command of the deceased ruler 'Look on my Works, ye mighty, and despair' cont...

Monologues are commonly used theatrical devices in which a speech is given by one person, a soliloquy is a specific kind of monologue in which a character speaks directly to the audience, giving them an in d...

This central theme of ambition is explored by Shakespeare in many ways in the play Macbeth. Primarily, Shakespeare uses the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, most notably their tragic downfall to highl...

A common unseen poetry question requires you to compare how a certain theme (e.g. ageing) is presented in two different poems. The first thing to do is to read each poem from beginning to end. Make sure that...

Priestly utilises the theme of inspection in An Inspector Calls to conjure the consciences of the characters and invoke a sense of guilt. Priestly's play centres around the idea of inspection and interrogati...