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English Literature
A Level

'What strikes us most is the powerlessness of women'. With regards to this statement, discuss the connections between 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and 'The Duchess of Malfi'.

Both plays are set in a time where women are essentially powerless to their male counterparts, yet each piece is arguably female-centric. In John Webster's 'The Duchess of Malfi', the Duchess is thrown in...

RH
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Discuss the presentation of masculinity in the play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennesse Williams, you must refer to relevant contextual factors.

Masculinity, a key theme in the 1947 domestic play, "A Streetcar Named Desire", by Tennesse Williams, is deeply rooted in the lives of all characters. Set during post-war New Orleans, gender rol...

MM
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Analyse pages 38-39 of Regeneration making connections between landscape and mindscape, and relate to page 184

In Regeneration, Pat Barker explores the horrific consequences of war upon the human psyche. This is primarily demonstrated in the character of Burns, a man unable even to eat due to his damaging ...

JO
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The Collector: John Fowles. 'How does Fowles use the trope of distance throughout the novel? Does this distance, literal or abstract, help Clegg commit crimes against Miranda more easily? Why?

Firstly, distancing himself because of his mental composition the way he acts within society, oddball, physically creating distance from himself, friends, family. Entirely isolated in tho...

KN
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How do you effectively revise English Literature?

Unlike more linear subjects such as maths, there is no exact "right" or "wrong" answer in English literature. All answers are essay based and are subjective due to the nature of the su...

CB
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