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Whilst Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' may indicate that it is Macbeth himself that is the central protagonist, Lady Macbeth is instead the one who captures the audience's attention. This is because Lady Macbeth def...

Comparing two texts is notoriously hard, especially if at first they don't seem to have anything in common. Unfortunately, I have some bad news for you: it's a skill you're going to keep needing for a long t...

Ever played 'spot the difference'? It's kind of like that. A good way to start is to get your pen/pencil/highlighter and circle anything in the image that jumps out at you, without yet wondering why (that ca...

The best way to prepare for this sort of exam is by learning techniques which commonly feature within poetry. Once you have learnt these, practise applying these techniques to poems you haven't seen before, ...

In your revision it may be helpful to create a 'quote bank' of key quotes that you can keep referring to in your essays. As a further revision technique you could also write out or print out these quotes and...