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How should I approach a comparative essay question such as, ‘Women characters are presented primarily as those who suffer and endure.’ By comparing two prose texts, explore the extent to which you agree with this statement.

When approaching any essay question you must first take into account the key words in the question, I like to highlight them to keep them at the forefront of my mind while I'm writing! Here you are being ...

MM
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In the Great Gatsby what role does the setting play?

Fitzgerald uses setting to embody his opinion of the 1920’s American society. The macro setting of West Egg, represents the nouveau-riche contrastingly the East Egg symbo...

MC
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Compare and contrast how Williams and McEwan present a reliance upon illusion in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘The Cement Garden.’

In ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ creating the illusion of being, ‘attractive…prim and proper,’ is all Blanche can do to satisfy her yearning to maintain the ‘beauty’ and gentility of her ‘fading’ youth; pre...

JA
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What are the most effective ways in studying for an unseen extract (Paper 1)

The first thing you would want to do is memorise definitions of essential literary terms (e.g.: metaphors, allegory, etc.) and make sure you are confident with those techniques specific to poetry and pros...

GP
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How do I write a good introduction to my essay in an exam?

There isn't one way to write a great introduction, so be flexible and allow your response to the specific question you've been asked inform how you go about introducing your argument. Whatever your approa...

AH
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