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Firstly and ideally, some time should go into researching and choosing critical and textual material to use in your essay. 

Next: choose your arguements. Some people prefer to write the b...

When you are analysing poetry or Shakespeare, iambic pentameter will probably be something you hear quite frequently. It is important that you don't just tell the examiner that a poem is in iambic pentame...

As an examiner makes their way through a vast array of exam scripts, written largely on only a few set questions, they are, understandably, relieved to find an answer that stands out from the rest (for th...

Having to analyse an unseen passage or poem in an exam can be very daunting and it’s often tempting to panic when you first see what you’ve been given. The most important thing to do, however, is to stay ...

When Shakespeare began writing King Lear, a famous trial was underway, that being the case of Brian Annesley in 1603: Grace, the eldest of Annesley's three daughters, attempted to declare her ...