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English
A Level

How do I improve at close reading?

The key to successfully analysing a piece of writing - whether it's a poem, or a play, or a passage of prose - is to "read" from the large to the small.This means that you should first consider ...

Answered by Gabriel M. English tutor
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‘Othello is a victim of external forces and cannot be blamed for his own shortcomings’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Remember to include in your answer relevant comment on Shakespeare’s dramatic methods

Further so, it is hard for us as audience members to truly blame Othello for his own shortcomings when we witness the way he is victimized by the evil, stage Machiavel – Iago. Through his asides and solil...

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How do you link the context and analysis of a text?

Understanding the context of books can help with understanding what an author thinks is important in their own text, and reminds us that literature doesn't exist in a vacuum, but comes from its own time a...

Answered by Suzie M. English tutor
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What context and analysis can I use to support my reading of the poem the Lammas Hierling?

The name of the poem is an archaic harvest festival in which land owners would hire people in orderto harvest their crops. Despite this Duhig isolates a single individual who remains anonymousthroughout t...

Answered by Thomas G. English tutor
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How do I revise anthology texts?

For an exam that asks you to compare multiple anthology texts, it's best to revise a selection of sources by theme, so that in the exam you can think of an answer- and how to support it- quickly, regardle...

Answered by Aine K. English tutor
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