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Macbeth at this point in the play is presented as a man who has become evil; someone who is no longer a heroic character. When he hears a woman's cry, he says, "I have almost forgot the taste of fear...

Close analysis questions at A Level English require a lot of detailed attention to the text provided. In the extract based questions, examiners are looking for detailed understanding of language and its e...

Antithesis is a literary device, quite similar to juxtaposition. But more explicitly, antithesis is the use of two opposites used in the same sentence to emphasise the contrasting effect. For example, 'Yo...