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How should I revise a text for exams?

Everyone revises differently, but I found that once I had a good knowledge of the text, the most helpful thing for me was to lay my ideas out visually and do something besides just reading my notes. I would ...
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Answered by Aimee D. English tutor
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How does Stevenson use Gothic imagery in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

The 18th century revival of Gothic medieval architecture brought a renewed focus onto the eeriness of setting in popular literature, providing a tool for writers to use their writings to describe the structu...
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Answered by William N. English tutor
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How does Mary Shelley use her characters in 'Frankenstein' to frame the struggle between religion and science in her society?

Shelley uses Frankenstein’s character as a tool to explore social pressures on natural philosophers, however she resists a portrayal that definitively adheres to a secular or religious position. Frankenstein...
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Answered by William B. English tutor
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How does Emily Dickinson portray the body and soul in 'I'm afraid to own a Body -' (1090)?

Dickinson recurrently uses property and material spaces as metaphors for the body to frame the societal pressures that women faced, effectively transmuting the body into ownable and controllable property. We...
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How should I plan an essay about a particular set text in an English A Level exam?

Often exams are as much about knowing what to leave out of an answer as they are about knowing what to put in. The most important thing is to read the question carefully and then set aside 10 minutes to plan...
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Answered by Alex B. English tutor
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