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How can I revise for my closed book exam?

Firstly, it's really important to have a good level of familarity with the text, as this can help you choose what to write about in the exam. Make sure you have read the full text at least twice - prefera...

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Answered by Jennifer B. English tutor
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"O most pernicious woman!" Discuss the presentation of women in 'Hamlet'.

There are two female characters in 'Hamlet': Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and Queen of Denmark, and Ophelia, Hamlet's would-be lover. The women themselves have relatively little stage-time, so they are mostl...

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Answered by Tom A. English tutor
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Explore the significance of setting in Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber'.

The setting of The Bloody Chamber bares way to a suitable 'atmosphere' for the exploration of the speaker's unconscious mind. The speaker moves away from the busy musical life of her home in Paris, to the...

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Answered by Olly F. English tutor
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Discuss the use of light by Tennessee Williams in his play a Streetcar Named Desire.

Tennessee Williams is renowned for his use of stage and lighting to convey underlying themes during his plays and his use of light in a Streetcar Named Desire is no different.
For a question like th...

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Answered by Talisha A. English tutor
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‘The play Hamlet shows a disturbing fascination with death.’ Using your knowledge of the play as a whole, show how far you agree with this view of Hamlet.

Taking this sample A-level question on Hamlet, the most important thing to do is to establish a structure for the answer. The core of all good literary criticism is a coherent argument that moves...

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Answered by Cameron Y. English tutor
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