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To what extent do you agree that Faustus is the Gothic victim, rather than the Gothic villain in Christopher Marlowe's play 'Doctor Faustus'?

Faustus could be perceived as a Gothic victim because he could be interpreted as a victim of himself; of his own ambitions and obsessions. The driving force for his act of selling his soul is to enhance his ...
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Answered by Megan R. • English tutor
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How do I write an essay on an unprepared piece of poetry?

The key issue that arises in writing an essay on an unseen poem is panic. Often the meaning of a poem is initially unclear and requires careful thought and analysis to become evident. It is imperative to rea...
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Answered by Sofia S. • English tutor
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Why is Curly's wife a key character in 'Of Mice and Men'?

curly's wife is pivotal in teh novel of miceand men as steinbeck uses her to highlight the key themes of the novella. misognyny was key during the 1930s, key to the novel is teh context of the great depressi...
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Answered by Amelia R. • English tutor
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How many quotations should I be using in my essays?

When you write an essay, you only need to use quotations which are necessary - there is no point in filling out an essay with quotations that don't do anything. Everything within the essay needs to be releva...
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Answered by Lou W. • English tutor
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How do I approach an unseen text or poem?

Firstly it's important to bear in mind that an examiner is looking for something quite different when you're analysing an unseen text as compared to a text you have been studying in class. Things like contex...
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Answered by Corinne T. • English tutor
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