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How should I revise quotes for the exam?

Getting enough quotes memorised for the exam always seems like a huge task, but it's helpful to view quote-learning as similar to learning a language (but easier!): little and often is essentially the way fo...
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Answered by Jessica B. • English tutor
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Explore the ways in which Shakespeare depicts familial relationships within Hamlet.

Ostensibly, it is clear that within Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet', familial relationships play a pivotal part in the enhancement of the plot. Whilst Hamlet's relationship with this deceased father is demonstra...
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Frankenstein: How does Shelley create sympathy for the 'monster'?

Shelley creates sympathy for the 'monster' by emphasising his innocence; the reader sees him as impressionable, his vengeful nature only a product of a society that rejected him. In particular, the 'monster'...
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Answered by Charlotte A. • English tutor
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Compare these two poems, considering the ways in which Eliot and Pound use form, structure, and language to present their thoughts.

There are many similarities in the ways in which Eliot and Pound use form, structure, and language in these poems. Free-verse is the primary form of Eliot's The Waste Land , although the text occasionally sl...
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How do I begin analysing the unseen poem during the exam?

The idea of an unseen poem in an exam setting can be extremely unnerving- but if you set yourself up to feel comfortable reading and analysing poems you haven't studied before, you will have the tools to pic...
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Answered by Hannie P. • English tutor
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