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English Literature
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How does Shakespeare begin "The Taming of the Shrew" as a comedy in his use of the Induction?

Shakespeare’s Induction acts as a ‘frame’, enabling him to distance himself from the moral and philosophical questions he raises in his own play ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ – as Marjorie Garber states: “the...

Answered by Megan H. English Literature tutor
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How do you create your own questions to practice for exams?

With use of the knowledge of texts and assessing past papers, I have gained experience myself in creating questions for myself for exams throughout my educational career. I would provide students with the...

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Should we analyse literary works within their historical context? Make references to Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal'.

Studying a text as well as its contexts allows for a broader and more informed understanding of the author’s intentions and the impact of the text at the time, creating a helpful mode of comparison to its...

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How would I start to answer 'In Angela Carter's Wise Children, how far does the character of Peregrine embody the carnivalesque?'?

Paragraph 1: Throughout Angela Carter’s Wise Children, the character of Peregrine is described in absurd and fantastical terms. One of the main aspects of his appearance Carter hon...

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'Hamlet's is a play about indecision'. Discuss.

Rather than being a play that is simply about 'indecision', Hamlet, one of Shakespeare's great tragedy plays, is instead a dramatic meditation on the human condition. Hamlet's first soliloquy begins with ...

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