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What is the importance of soliloquies in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'?

Soliloquies are speeches spoken by a character that reveal personal thoughts and feelings when no one else apart from them is on-stage. In 'Hamlet', it is difficult to summarise the personality and charac...

Answered by Maki G. English Literature tutor
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With close reference to language, form and structure, write a detailed critical appreciation of ‘The Applicant’, exploring the ways in which this poem is typical of Plath’s poetry in the Ariel collection.

‘The Applicant’ is a poem from the collection Ariel written by Sylvia Plath that primarily focuses on marriage. Its cynical and satirical tone illuminates the expectations of this institution, in...

Answered by Anabelle I. English Literature tutor
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What is the significance of soliloquy in Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’?

Before figuring out why it is important you need to understand what soliloquy is and that’s actually pretty easy – the Latin etymology tells you most of it, the word comes from solus (“only, sole”) + loqu...

Answered by Han T. English Literature tutor
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How many quotes do I need and how do I organise them?

There are many ways to memorise quotes and although it will always be a slog, it can actually be the most fun and rewarding part of revision. Before memorising you've got to organise quotes. A big play or...

Answered by Ellen N. English Literature tutor
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How To Answer the Question "How is ‘The Cage at Cranford’ by Elizabeth Gaskell Representative of a Victorian Literary Work"

This question is asking for you to engage with the history of Gaskell’s writing as well as with the given text itself. Incorporating knowledge of other texts that may have influenced Gaskell in her writin...

Answered by Anastasia M. English Literature tutor
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