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How should I answer an essay question?

Firstly you should take some time to read the question fully at least 3 times and to circle/underline/highlight what it is asking you to do in order to ensure you fully understand it. Secondly you should pla...
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Explore the ways in which the writer of the great Gatsby presents corruption

First of all I would begin by writing a mind map detailing any thing about corruption in the novel: quotes, characters, literary techniques etc to get all ideas down. Continuing on I would advise them to loo...
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'Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as manipulative and in control of Macbeth's actions'. Using the extract above, discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement.

MACBETH We will proceed no further in this business.He hath honoured me of late, and I have broughtGolden opinions from all sorts of people,Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,Not cast aside so soo...
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Explore one way in which 'power' is presented in the poem Ozymandias.

As a Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley was pre-occupied with the power of nature over men. We see a clear example of this in the poem 'Ozymandias'. Shelley's representation of a man so powerful that he is ...
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How are ideas about power presented in Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley?

The poem reflects on abuse of power, but by dwelling on the transience of mortal existence shows that even powerful dictators must fall. Although the dictator's power seemed 'vast' at the time, he (Ozymandia...
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