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Although A-level English can seem a lot harder, it really does build off of what you already know and can already do, so don't panic! Whereas in GCSE examiners are looking for your perceptive thoughts bas...

Although authorial intention can illuminate a reading of a certain text, it is in many ways irrelevant. The author will have been impacted by things in his/her lifetime that they may not have been aware o...

Start by reading it multiple times, because the meaning of a passage or a poem can be tricky to grasp on a first reading, no matter how much you know about literature. The excerpt you're looking at will h...

When posed with the question, think about the answer carefully. What do you actually think? If the question was about the presentation of love in Othello, then think about how you think love is p...

Waiting is often associated with repetition. The cyclical existence of protagonist, Vladimir and Estragon, is defined by the tyranny of an unknown force, which renders them prisoners of time. Such force i...