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First of all, think about how each text handles the overall themes and ideas that you will be discussing, and how the texts might link with one another. From here, work out the basic argument you want to ...

Furthermore, through their presentation of the divine ‘The Great Gatsby’and ‘Then We Came to the End’act as criticisms or capitalism. There is a clear correlation between the Western wor...

George Orwell's vision of a dystopian world is most disturbing not because of its absurdity but because of the parallels it draws with our own society. By creating a world which features many 'uncanny' fe...

This passage is taken from the early stages of the play. Laertes has just been given permission to travel to France whereas Hamlet, under the Kings orders, must remain in Denmark. Hamlet continues t...

It's important to remember that we generally use close reading to facilitate wider discussion about texts, not as an 'end in itself', so it is important to have a combination of both in your essays. The e...