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How does Mary Shelly utilise the Gothic in her novel Frankenstein?

Shelley uses elements of the Gothic in order to emphasise the intensity of the situation the characters find themselves in. She describes extreme landscapes such as 'immense mountains and precipices that ove...
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Explore Milton's presentation of Eden in the 'Labour Debate' in Book Nine of Paradise Lost.

The Labour Debate is a crucial moment in Book Nine whereby Milton exposes the structural flaws of Eden, so that the reader can later understand the internal dynamics of the temptation scene. The centre of Ev...
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How can Jay Gatsby in Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' be read as a Romantic Hero?

It is important when answering a question at A-Level English Literature to be able to define the key terms of the question in your introduction. Therefore, it would be useful to learn off a few of these lite...
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How would you answer this question: Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present the effects of social convention on characters

It is important to know your novels really well, so once we have read them and have the story understood completely, we can begin to look at how to answer these sorts of exam questions. This is a particularl...
AJ
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'Loss and suffering are familiar conditions with human experience.'

In Chaucer's 'The Merchant's Tale' and Webster's 'The Duchess of Malfi' the writer's contemporary societies are reflected in the society portrayed, with both consisting of a feudal system governed by Richard...
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