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In 'Hamlet' the father-son bond is presented as the most powerful

In the play 'Hamlet', the main father-son bond we become enthralled in is that of Hamlet and his father. Unmistakably, their bond is powerful; it is this bond which led to Hamlet's plot for revenge. In or...

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How is Hamlet in any way comedic?

While it is difficult to characterise Hamlet as a comedy from a modern perspective, Hamlet is comedic mostly through the use of dark humour. We must of course bear in mind that Hamlet wa...

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Explore the presentation of women as defiant protofeminists in Shakespeare's 'Othello'

The women in Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ are presented with the duality of women oppressed by a patriarchal society. Firstly, reflecting Shakespeare’s Elizabethan society, the Venetian hierarchy within the pl...

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How does Angela Carter use the fairy-tale genre in her short story The Bloody Chamber? (Genre-based A Level question that students often struggle with)

Angela Carter subverts characters from an easily-recognisable genre: the damsel in distress and the Prince Charming. While at first these characters conform into these archetypes (a conventional stock cha...

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How do I structure an effective essay?

A well structured essay opens with the author's intention; in the first paragraph, you outline what the following essay is about. For example, when comparing two poems, the opening paragraph will mention ...

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