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You should begin by reading the extract a couple of times. Afterwards you should read it through again but this time you could attempt to annotate the extract whilst thinking about the form, structure and la...

St John Rivers represents to Jane a form of Christianity that enforces the suppression of deep human emotion, and the absolute devotion to the duty given by God without the interference of personal agency. S...

Fitzgerald portrays a male-dominated society where women are either sexualised or idolised in The Great Gatsby. Daisy is presented as a pure, blank canvas for men to project their desires onto, as she is oft...

Initially, Macbeth is described as 'brave' and 'valiant' by his fellow comrades. These men speak about Macbeth attacking someone on the battlefield, he "unseam'd" his opponent "from the nave t...

The concept of the villain within the Gothic genre is so fascinating because it is such a complex concept. Frequently in Carter's The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (1979) there is a sense of ambiguity abo...