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Start by reading the unseen passages - it is fine to have a preference between prose and poetry, but never rule out either until you've had a look at both! Pick the passage which you have a deeper underst...

Sound is a crucial element of poetry because poems are designed to be read aloud. Sensory description and rhetorical devices related to sound are extremely powerful, as they make a description more vivid ...

Taking this sample A-level question on Hamlet, the most important thing to do is to establish a structure for the answer. The core of all good literary criticism is a coherent argument that moves...

An overarching theme in William Shakespeare's Othello is the subjugation of women at the hands of their husbands or male partners, something which is evident in the plight each of the three named...

Ophelia’s sanity is one of the prime aspects of her character. In Act4Sciiii, Ophelia sings a song about a maiden who is tricked into losing her virginity by the false promise of marriage. She sings ‘You ...